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Drawing of a Calligraphic Panel from Mumtaz Mahal's cenotaph in Taj Mahal
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Drawing of a cenotaph but the calligraphy is copied by someone who did not know the script.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Mrs. R. Minturn Sedgwick in memory of R. Minturn Sedgwick Class of 1921
Title: Drawing of a Calligraphic Panel from Mumtaz Mahal's cenotaph in Taj Mahal
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Drawing of a cenotaph but the calligraphy is copied by someone who did not know the script.
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