Tughra of Süleyman the Magnificent (Met 38.149.1)
طغرا سليمان القانوني (أول)
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66); Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 38.149.1.
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The tughra of Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver in ink, colours and gold on paper, Turkey; about 1555–1560, the height of the art of the sultanic signature. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
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- Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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