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Fatimid Bathhouse Fresco of a Prince with Goblet, 11th Century. Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo.
A wall-painting from a bath near Cairo depicting a man in a turban drinking from a cup.
It is interesting in that it shows that there was no very effective ban on figural art as far as secular work was concerned.
Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Islamic. Date/Period: 11th century. Place of Origin: Cairo.
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo, Egypt. Werner Forman Archive
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