Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Cleveland Museum of Art

Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

Mir 'Ali Haravi (Persian, active in Herat, Afghanistan, died c. 1550) · calligraphy: c. 1500–1540; border: c. 1630–40

Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

On the right, two white-throated kingfishers, a species native to Asia, sit on thin vines.

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