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An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
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An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

c. 1640–1660 · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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Credit lineAn African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640–1660. India, Deccan, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.289
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