ManuscriptsIslamic15th century
Seven Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith Commissioned by 'Ali Mamluk Sultan Abu Nasr al-Ashraf
15th Century
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26 x 18 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
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