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Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])
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Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])

c. 1595 · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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Devastation after an earthquake includes a horse trapped under a fallen pavilion.

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Credit linePage of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years]), c. 1595. India, Mughal, 16th century, made for Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 41 x 22.6 cm (16 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1932.36
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