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Playing Cardmid-19th century/1273 AH Qajar period

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Small lacquered panel with amber-orange ground, heavily crazed surface, depicting a crowned rider on horseback in reddish-brown tones with a cartouche of Arabic or Persian script
Title
Playing Card
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
mid-19th century/1273 AH Qajar period
Medium
So-called lacquered paper
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (6.67 x 4.13 cm)
Credit Line
Gift from the Richard and Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Collection
Accession Number
M.2011.107.4
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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