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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

Cleveland Museum of Art

A page with light brown parchment background, darker at the edges. A double-lined border in red ink surrounds the page. The text is written in dark black ink and fills the entire page. The text is written in a language that appears to be Arabic script, possibly Persian or Urdu. The text is arranged in paragraphs with no images or illustrations. The handwriting is intricate and ornate with flourishes; it appears to be calligraphy.

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583 × 893 px
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