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Zulaykha in her palace and as an elderly woman with Joseph (recto), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492)

1603–7
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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Zulaykha is shown four times: twice in the murals, seated in the center, and below when she is much older.

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