Title: Album Page with Calligraphy Exercise (siyah mashq) by Muhammad Shah Qajar (3rd Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty)
Object type: Album leaf, non-illustrated
Date: dated Shawwal 1260 AH/October 1844 CE
Artist:  Muhammad Shah 
Artist bio: Iranian, 3rd Qajar ruler (r. 1834–48)
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Calligrapher
Medium: Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
W. 7 11/16 in. (19.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2016
Geography: Made in    Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Calligraphy