Small Persian gouache painting with a golden lion in an oval above a scene of a standing robed figure, a seated child, and a bird.

Leo the lion: Persian gouache zodiac painting

A golden lion stands in a grassy oval at top, above a lower panel with a Persian inscription band. Below, a standing figure in a long orange robe and tall black hat faces a seated child in red beside a large bird, painted in gouache.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium: Gouaches Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2218 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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