ManuscriptsUzbek and Mughal16th century
Notes (recto), folio 1 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50)
1531-1532
Artists
Mir ‘Ali al-HusayniArtist
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28.58 x 17.78 cm (11 1/4 x 7 in.)
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