A calligraphy.
last half of the 16th century.
Iran.
1 single leaf : paper on card, ill. ; 378 x 241 mm
MS M.386.12v
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911.
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Ms. written and illuminated in Persia, second half of the 16th century.
Decoration: illuminated border.
Text: eight hemistichs from a ghazal by Saʻdī in "-ā rā" and six hemistichs from a ghazal by Saʻdī in "-ārān".
The surround contains cut