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ID number: BIRBI-49.2 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Riza-I-Abbasi (active 1618-1634) Title / Object name / Definition: A seated dervish Object type: Portrait miniature Culture: Persian Materials: Black ink on buff paper Measurements: Sheet size 22 x 19.5 cm |
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Description: On the verso is a poem in Persian calligraphy, translatable as: 'Do not be a companion with one lower than thyself, because a wise person converses with those better than himself. Do not be pressing with a person greater than thyself, for he too does not want to be in company lesser than himself.' Inscriptions / Translations: Signed u.l.:
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