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Babar(?)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold-colored artwork with blue border. Oval portrait centered. Man with mustache and beard wearing ornate gold headdress and ornate gold and black clothing. Surrounding oval, red and orange spikes. Four purple flowers with green leaves symmetrically placed around portrait.

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637 × 900 px
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