Painting depicting two shepherds resting on some rocks. One is wearing red and playing a flute, while the other, wearing blue, sits and listens. To the left is a small flock of sheep and goats. In the background there are trees and a small cluster of red-brown buildings.
AKM78, Two Shepherds with Sheep and Goats, Front

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Manuscript page with 17 lines of black calligraphic text arranged in four columns. Each column is divided by thin brown lines. A gold rectangle with two lines of white text stretches across the two middle columns, about two-thirds of the way down the page.
AKM78, Two Shepherds with Sheep and Goats, Back

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Two Shepherds with Sheep and Goats
  • Accession Number:AKM78
  • Creator:attributed to Ali Quli Jabbadar
  • Place:Iran
  • Dimensions:16.9 x 12.1 cm
  • Date:ca. 1675
  • Materials and Technique:watercolour on paper

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