Two Goats from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Two Goats from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

c.1300 · Iran

Opaque watercolor and ink on paper

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

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