Angel Israfil, from Aja’ib al-makhluqat wa ghara’ib al-mawjudat (The Wonders of Creations and Oddities of Existence) by al-Qazvini, Iraq or Turkey, early 1400s, ink, color – Freer Gallery of Art – DSC04720

Zakariya al-Qazwini (Manuscript)
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