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Kay Khosrow Crosses the Sea of Zareh on His Way to China, a scene from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), about 1550
Watercolor and ink on paper
34.2 × 23.4 cm (13.5 × 9.2 in)

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