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Date: 19th century
Geography: Turkey
Dimensions: H: 106 in. (269.2 cm) W: 63 in. (160 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph V. McMullan, 1973
Accession Number: 1974.149.27
Provenance: Joseph V. McMullan , New York (by 1965–d. 1973)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York