gold

India
17th Century
Source: Wellcome Islamic Calligraphy 7 (p. 44)
Recipe Details

Ingredients

gold

Evidence

"Text (in nasta‘lġq) is written in black ink on a gold background."

Remarks

The manuscript features an unidentified poem about Prophet Muhammad. The calligraphy is uniquely constructed in a grid form with verses arranged horizontally and vertically. The gold serves as the ground for the black ink text (p. 44).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionIndia
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorWellcome Islamic Calligraphy 7
CollectionIndian or Iranian
Language
N/A
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