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Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts

Abu'l Fazl presenting the Akbarnama to Akbar, from the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar)
approx. 1600–1603, attributed to Govardhan (Indian)
Opaque watercolors, ink, and gold on paper

Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, In 03.176b.
Photograph © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, www.cbl.ie.