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Circular zodiac diagram with twelve signs in medallions around a central disk, set on a blue and gold arabesque field with calligraphic borders.

Zodiac diagram, Persian manuscript Wellcome MS Persian 474

A circular astrological diagram from a Persian manuscript, with the twelve zodiac signs shown in medallions around a central roundel. Gold and cobalt-blue arabesques fill the field, and calligraphic panels and small figures frame the page in gold and blue.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1411
Medium
Manuscripts, Persian
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3113 px
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