"Unwan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
recto and verso: ca. 1630–40
Not on view

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  • Title: "Unwan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
  • Calligrapher: Mir 'Ali Haravi (died ca. 1550)
  • Date: recto and verso: ca. 1630–40
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
    W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.121.10.41
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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