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Folio from an album; verso: A hunt

ca. 1600

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Folio from an album; verso: A hunt
Date Created: ca. 1600
Location: Iran, Isfahan
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: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Historical Period: Safavid period
Credit Line: Purchase--Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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