Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Calligrapher Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi Iranian

1562–83

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Title: Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Calligrapher: Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi (Iranian, active 1560s–80s)
Date: 1562–83
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Ht. 17 5/16 in. (44 cm)
W. 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952
Object Number: 52.20.9c
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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