Qualities of Ringdoves (recto) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058), c. 1300. Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); overall: x cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); text area: x cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in

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Qualities of Ringdoves (recto) from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' (d. 1058), c. 1300. Iran, probably Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); overall: x cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); text area: x cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in

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Keywords: 1058, 1256-1353, 1300, al-hayawan, animals, bakhtishu, gold, ibn, ilkhanid, image, ink, iran, manafi, maragah, opaque, paper, period, qualities, recto, ringdoves, usefulness, watercolor