A calligraphic composition written in nasta'liq script, Persia, 17th Century and later

Persian manuscript on paper, seven lines written diagonally in nasta'liq script in black ink, a further line written vertically, on a gilt-sprinkled ground depicting simurghs amidst foliage, margins ruled in gold, red and blue
300 x 147 mm. (to outer margin rule)

Provenance
Private UK collection.

The text and its author have not been identified.

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