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Horsemen Playing Polo20th century

Not on view
Persian manuscript miniature painting of three mounted polo players in two landscape zones, surrounded by gold floral arabesques on a tan page
Persian manuscript painting on paper depicting a polo scene; three riders on horseback in two registers, set against a blue sky with pink hills, flowering plants, and leafless trees; figures wear turbans and robes in red and blue, wielding polo mallets; fine brushwork with flat colors and decorative floral ground typical of Safavid-era illustration, within a gold-ruled border
Title
Horsemen Playing Polo
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Colors on paper
Dimensions
6 x 6 3/4 in. (15.24 x 17.15 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edwin Binney, 3rd, Turkish Collection
Accession Number
M.2010.54.3
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic