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Folio from a Manafi al-hayawan (Usefulness of animals) by Ibn Bakhtishu (d.1058); recto: illustration and text: a deer and magpies; verso: text

early 14th century

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Folio from a Manafi al-hayawan (Usefulness of animals) by Ibn Bakhtishu (d.1058); recto: illustration and text: a deer and magpies; verso: text
Date Created: early 14th century
Location: Iran
External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Historical Period: Mongol period
Credit Line: Purchase
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art

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