"Dervish With a Lion", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1500

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm) W. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)

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