Calligraphy gallery | 1450-1925 A.D. | East | Circular ornament
The inscription on this brightly-colored ornament is the bismillah, a pious invocation meaning, "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful."
Iran. Late 16th to early 17th century. 4.7 cm diameter. Naskh script. Courtesy of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Subscribe to comments Iran. Late 16th to early 17th century. 4.7 cm diameter. Naskh script. Courtesy of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.
