Calligraphic composition, Iran, early 19th century 2 lines of calligraphic text on paper in Arabic muhaqqaq in white letters surrounded by a thin black line in a reserve on a gilded background. Mounted with a qet-e bandi collage on a muraqqa album page on card stock painted with a brown border of gilded floral decoration and an orange margin. Under the second line, stamp and signature truncated. Dim. calligraphy: 13 x 23 cm; page: 24.9 x 15.8 cm Folds, slight stains, faded gilding, two perforations in the margin. The text of this composition is of a religious nature, evoking 'Ali and two sacred places of Islam, the Hatîm and the Zamzam of the Ka'aba sanctuary in Mecca.