ManuscriptsSyrian14th century
Camel Driver at Rest (painting, verso; text, recto), from the Dum'at al-Båki of Ibn Fadlallåh al-'Umari; poetic verses
14th century
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18 x 12.7 cm (7 1/16 x 5 in.)
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