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Persian-style miniature of two turbaned riders, one on a camel and one on a dark horse, in a rocky landscape framed by Arabic calligraphy.

Angel Gabriel Meets 'Amr ibn Zaid, Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi

A miniature painting shows two robed figures on a rocky landscape: one on a brown camel in a red saddle cloth, the other beside a dark horse in green garments and a white turban. Trees, blue crags and gold-ground Arabic calligraphy frame the scene in ink and opaque watercolor.

Artist
Mustafa ibn Vali
Date
ca. 1595
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2655 × 3756 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1620).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994

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