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Falnama: The Book of Omens
The augury depicts the death of a traveler who paid with his life for hubris in life. The related prognostication warns against travel, commerce and moving into a new home.
Folio from a Falnama: The Angel of Death (Israel) Slays Shaddard
Qazvin, Iran, Safavid period, mid 1550s to early 1560s
Courtesy of the museum
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Courtesy of The Sackler Gallery, SI
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