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Calligraphy: A Page of Text from Sadi's Bustan (verso)
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Credit lineCalligraphy: A Page of Text from Sadi's Bustan (verso), c. 1710–20. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.5 x 24.1 cm (12 x 9 1/2 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, 2013.335.b
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