ManuscriptsArab19th century
Text, recto; Painting, verso, Illustrated Folio from a Scientific Manuscript in Arabic
19th century
Dimensions
30 x 20.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Provenance
[2nd Vente Sevadjian, Paris 20 March 1961 cat. no. 12], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1961, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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