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Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of calligraphy titled "Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)" by an artist. The artwork is rectangular with a wide reddish-brown border around the edges. Inside the reddish-brown border, there is a narrower white border, followed by a slightly wider blue and gold floral patterned border. Inside this, there is a thin black border with a gold outline, and then a thicker gold border. Inside the borders, a central beige rectangle contains black calligraphy writing. The calligraphy is arranged in lines and appears to be written in a flowing script. The background behind the artwork is plain white.

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603 × 893 px
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