Calligraphy (verso)

c. 1640–60

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640–60. India, Deccan, 17th century. Ink on paper, six lines of Persian poetry, verso; page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.289.b

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: ink on paper, six lines of Persian poetry, verso
Medium: ink, paper, lines, persian, poetry, verso
Dimensions: Page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast'aliq script on paper
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.289.b
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
Rights Statement: CC0