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Sheikh Ogling a Youth in a Garden In the style of Riza i-Abbasi, color on paper, late 16th century. British Museum, London, UK.

Sheikh Ogling a Youth in a Garden


Sheikh (elder) discoursing with a ghulam (beardless youth) in a garden. This may have been inspired by the Sufi tradition, in which men gazed at beardless boys in order to come closer to the beauty of God.

 paper, late 16th century.

British Museum, London, UK.
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