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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. II Folio 123. The mule which carries the Kuran to Mecca


Mulet qui porte l'Alcoran à la Mecque.
Painting (watercolour). Folio 123 from an album showing Turkish costume. The mule which carries the Kuran to Mecca. The mahmil strapped on to its back is supported by pads and decorated with plumes on sticks and a green cloth with a gold fringe. White mule.

British Museum. Registration number: 1974,0617,0.12.2.123
Previously owned by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez

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