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Calligraphic ʿalam in the shape of a falcon, gilt copper, Golconda, Deccan, India, 17th c. CE, Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photo credit: Michael Pregill).

Calligraphic ʿalam in the shape of a falcon, gilt copper, Golconda, Deccan, India, 17th c. CE, Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photo credit: Michael Pregill).

Calligraphic ʿalam in the shape of a falcon, gilt copper, Golconda, Deccan, India, 17th c. CE, Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photo credit: Michael Pregill).

Calligraphic ʿalam in the shape of a falcon, gilt copper, Golconda, Deccan, India, 17th c. CE, Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photo credit: Michael Pregill).

Calligraphic ʿalam in the shape of a falcon, gilt copper, Golconda, Deccan, India, 17th c. CE, Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photo credit: Michael Pregill).

Calligraphic ʿalam in the shape of a falcon, gilt copper, Golconda, Deccan, India, 17th c. CE, Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photo credit: Michael Pregill).