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Calligraphy in large nasta'liq script
19th century

Iran
Qur'an
19th century

Iran
Selections from the Mahabharata
18th-19th century

India
Rhinoceros [recto], from a Aja'ibu-l-makhlukat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini
18th century or later

India
Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390)
19th century

Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India
An'am: selection of suras from the Qur'an
18th-19th century

Turkey
Dala'il al-khayrat (Guide to good deeds)
19th century

Turkey
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390); recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text
19th century

Iran
Prajnaparimita Sutra
20th century

Tibet
Qur'an
ca. 1875-1900

Iran
Kamodhani Ragini
late 19th century

Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India
Folio from an unidentified text; recto: Seated man pours wine; verso: A seated woman pours wine
late 19th early 20th century

Iran