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Muhammad Rizavi Hindi

Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto)

c. 1760
Gum tempera and gold on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The bird-headed decanter evokes blood rites of kingship in pre-Islamic Iran.

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