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Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami
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- Date
- 1485 (890 A.H.)
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- Culture
- Iran
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 62149
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- Credit line
- Ann McNear Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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