ManuscriptsPersian18th and 19th centuries
Ghazals (recto and verso), Beauty of the Beloved (painting, verso), folio 120 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added
c. 1774
Dimensions
15.72 x 7.94 cm (6 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
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