Chained Prisoners are Brought Before a King, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa'di

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Chained Prisoners are Brought Before a King, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa'di

Place

Bukhara (Object made in)

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1550

Medium

Opaque watercolor with gold on paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.1 × 13.6 cm (8 11/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 17.6 cm (11 × 6 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Everett McNear

Reference Number

1998.172

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