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Prayer Book
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Manuscript: ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Binding: leather and gold
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Islamic Art Gifts 2014
Title: Prayer Book
Description:
Manuscript: ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Binding: leather and gold.
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