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Haft Aurang (Seven Thrones) of Jami
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Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran 1913
Title: Haft Aurang (Seven Thrones) of Jami
Description:
Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
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