Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto)

Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)

Artist: Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)
Date: c. 1509–59
Medium: ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Origin: Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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