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A Polo Game: Page from a Kulliyyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, c. 1585
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
16.8 × 6.7 cm (6.6 × 2.6 in)

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