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Levha in Jali-nasta'liq (Celi Talik) Script by Shaykh Muhammad — VisualArtsDB

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Levha in Jali-nasta'liq (Celi Talik) Script

Levha in Jali-nasta'liq (Celi Talik) Script

Levha in Jali-nasta'liq (Celi Talik) Script

Shaykh Muhammad

1899–1900

Medium: Ink and gold on paper mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: 28.7 x 63.3 cm (11 5/16 x 24 15/16 in.)
Genre: Calligraphy
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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This Ottoman calligraphic panel (levha) bears the name of the calligrapher, Ayyubi-Zada Shaykh Muhammad Nava (Eyyubizade Şeyh Mehmed Neva), and the date 1317 H. (1899-1900).

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