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COLONIAL
-- LATE (c.1857-1947) |
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"Calligraphy on a teeming background," nasta'liq, Iran, c.1860 |
*IRAN* |
More examples from this period from *IRAN* |
*EGYPT* |
More examples from this period from *EGYPT* |
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A decorative panel featuring a Qur'anic verse, by Muhammad Yusuf, 1870/1 |
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1872/3, a sample piece by Imam ud-Din, North India |
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A calligraphy panel by Mirza Ibrahim, 1863/4, in letters full of small drawings of religious figures |
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A group of rare surviving embroidered covers for the Ka'abah and other sacred monuments |
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A fanciful and ornate Qur'an dated 1883/4, by Muhammad 'Ali Kashmiri |
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An example of "zoomorphic" calligraphy, with words shaped into animal figures |
An interesting example of decorative fake "calligraphy" on a glass vase by Fritz Heckert, later 1800's | |
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A "hamd" calligraphed by Durga Prasad "Nadir," 1915 |
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