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Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

c. 1590–1600
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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White paint, prone to flaking, chipped off her face, revealing the underdrawing.

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