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"The Male Dove Pecking the Female Dove", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: "The Male Dove Pecking the Female Dove", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
Date Created: 18th century
Physical Dimensions: 12.5 in. high 8.87 in. wide (31.8 cm high 22.6 cm wide)
Type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453151
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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