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Al-buraq, Paris BNF Inv. OD 264

The inspiration for the Al-buraq, according to T.W. Arnold (1965: 119), was drawn from many pre-Islamic representative traditions in western Asia, including the centaur of Babylon, the 'man-headed bulls' of Assyria and the Sphinx.

Sir Thomas W. Arnold: Painting in Islam; 1965, page 119

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Uploaded on December 11, 2009