id:			170843
accession number:	2013.329.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.329.b
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.601000

Calligraphy (verso), c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.329.b

title:				Calligraphy (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1650
creation date earliest:		1645
creation date latest:		1655
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Mughal, 17th century
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Calligraphy
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measurements: Page: 35.2 x 22.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
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	inscription:	verso: a Persian quatrain in nast 'aliq calligraphy in black ink on marbled paper.
The Feast is approaching, and I am dying for/
Your coquetry to make a sacrifice of me./
Do not hold back from killing me:/
For that very wish I have given up my soul.
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