An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
The image shows two pages side by side. The left page depicts a man playing a lyre. He wears a white robe with gold trim and green pants. A red sash with a gold and purple ornament hangs from his waist. His head is covered with a white cloth with gold dots and a brown hat. He stands on a beige ground with pink and purple flowers. The sky above him has blue, pink, and white clouds. The right page shows black calligraphy on a beige background with a gold border. The text is written in a foreign language, possibly Arabic. The text is surrounded by a gold border with a thin blue line and small blue floral designs.
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- 900 × 662 px
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