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Youth holding a falcon

ca. 1575-1580

Freer and Sackler Galleries

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Freer and Sackler Galleries

Details

Title: Youth holding a falcon
Date Created: ca. 1575-1580
Location: Iran, Qazvin
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 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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