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Two text pages from a Khamsa of Nizami (Iskandarnama)

Persian
16th century
Object Place: Safavid

Medium/Technique Paper
Dimensions (a) Height x width: 25.2 × 15.2 cm (9 15/16 × 6 in.)
(b) Height x width: 25.2 s 14.5 cm (9 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number19.790a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts

DescriptionTwo pages of a manuscript of the Iskandarnama, the 5th part of the Khamsa of Nizami. Nasta'liq in two columns, headings in white ink, on gold ground with black arabesques. One folio cream on one side, dark blue on the other. Other folios yellow on one side, green on the other.
ProvenanceRoss Collection