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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.338
Title
Rubaiyyat Anthology (text, recto and verso), illuminated folio from a manuscript of Chaghatai poetry
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman?
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216753

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
23.4 x 15.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of Margaret F. Schroeder
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.338
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This is an illuminated folio from a manuscript of poetry, particularly an anthology that contains rubaiyyat (quatrains) in Chaghatai. It is copied in fine nastaliq script in two columns. The heading for the section and the area after the end of the text are illuminated with floral decorations.

Verification Level

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