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DescriptionShah Safi I of Persia on Horseback Carrying a Mace- Sahand Ace.png
English: Shah Safi I of Persia on Horseback Carrying a Mace
North India, 18th/19th Century
gouache and gold on paper, gold and brown borders, inscribed in cursive script, inscribed verso Shaw Suffee, King of Persia
The inscription reads: shabih-e bandagannavvab-e aqda shah safidara-ye iran, 'Portrait of His Majesty, the most pure Shah Safi King of Iran'.
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