Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso)

c. 1760; borders mid-1700s

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.

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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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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