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

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

19th century

Calligraphy by Ayyubi-Zada Shaykh Muhammad Nava

Ottoman

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).

Ink and gold on paper mounted on cardboard

Ottoman period

Calligraphy