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Ruler on a Throne
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Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Possibly G. Kevorkian (before 1976). [Jean Soustiel Paris 10 April 1976] sold; to Edwin Binney 3rd 1976 bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums 1985.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
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