The old Sufi crossing the water on his prayer mat after he had been refused a passage by the ferryman. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century

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The old Sufi crossing the water on his prayer mat after he had been refused a passage by the ferryman. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan ('The Flower-Garden'). Image taken from Bustan. Originally published in India 1629.

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Size: 3819px × 5754px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bustan, ferry, ferryboat, historical, history, painting, persian, transport, transportation, vehicle, water