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Abdullah
Wrestlerscirca 1610

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Persian or Ottoman manuscript painting of two wrestlers, one crouching and lifting the other across his back, painted in red, navy, and earth tones on tan paper

Abdullah, Wrestlers, circa 1610, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Abdullah
Turkey
Title
Wrestlers
Place Made
Turkey (?)
Date Made
circa 1610
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
6 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.86.303
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic

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