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Khar (Ass), from a Nuzhat-nama-yi ala'i (Excellent Book of Counsel) of Shahmardan ibn Abi al-khayrr (verso) (1400s) — ink and Zoom

Khar (Ass), from a Nuzhat-nama-yi ala'i (Excellent Book of Counsel) of Shahmardan ibn Abi al-khayrr (verso)

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