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A LOOSE MURAQQA' ALBUM PAGE OF SHIKASTEH NASTA'LIQ...

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A LOOSE MURAQQA' ALBUM PAGE OF SHIKASTEH NASTA'LIQ CALLIGRAPHY Zand Iran, dated 1153 AH (1740 AD) Persian manuscript on paper, with several overlapping and interlinking lines of black ink shikasteh nasta'liq script interspersed amidst gold cloudbands and set against a stained, dark cream ground, the text arranged in a spiralling order, starting from the top left-hand-side and moving in a circular motion back to the top right-hand-side, dated in the middle 1153 AH, the calligraphic panel laid on a thicker sheet of cardboard with concentric black, gold, and dark brown rules, mounted, glazed and framed, the text panel 18.5cm x 10.5cm, 31.5cm x 22.7cm including the frame.