ManuscriptsIslamic16th century
A Woman Tests Her Suitor's Loyalty (recto); Text (verso), folio from a manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami
1525-1535
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AbdallahArtist
Dimensions
folio: 27.8 x 19.9 cm (10 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
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