'Funeral Procession', Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), dated A.H. 892/ A.D. 1487, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm), Codices, This illustration is associated with a story related by the hoopoe as a response to a bird who complains about his fear of death. In the story, a son grieves the death of his father in front of his coffin and a sufi soothes him, explaining that his father had experienced much pain and that no one can avoid death
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