Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian, active c. 1500)
The image depicts a framed piece of calligraphy. The frame consists of multiple layers. The outermost layer is brown with a gold floral pattern. The next layer in is a thin dark line, followed by a beige layer, then a thicker blue and gold floral patterned layer. Inside this frame, there are four beige diamond-shaped sections with a floral pattern, arranged in a zig-zag pattern. The background of these sections is beige with a very faint floral pattern. The sections contain black calligraphy.
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- 540 × 900 px
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