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An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a rectangular piece of aged paper with writing in black ink and some red ink. The paper has a thick border that is red with a gold floral design. There are multiple thin borders around the red border, in shades of gold and blue. The text on the paper is written in a language that appears to be Arabic script, and it is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. The text is written in black ink, with some words or phrases highlighted in red ink. The background of the paper is a light beige color, and it has a slightly yellowed appearance. The overall design of the page suggests that it is an illuminated manuscript, possibly from the Middle East or South Asia.

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564 × 900 px
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