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The Shah of Persias harem on the road. Eunochs on horseback clear away bystanders shouting Curuc! Forbidden! The favorite begum rides in a covered palnquin or sedan chair called a takti-revan between two camels. Other concubines follow on horseback. Il Curuc Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847.

The Shah of Persias harem on the road. Eunochs on horseback clear away bystanders shouting Curuc! Forbidden! The favorite begum rides in a covered palnquin or sedan chair called a takti-revan between two camels. Other concubines follow on horseback. Il Curuc Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847.
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The Shah of Persias harem on the road. Eunochs on horseback clear away bystanders shouting Curuc! Forbidden! The favorite begum rides in a covered palnquin or sedan chair called a takti-revan between two camels. Other concubines follow on horseback. Il Curuc Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847.
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66.1 x 39.5 cm | 26.0 x 15.5 in (300 dpi)