Al-ashhab (white or grey horse)

الأشهب

Al-ashhab: the white horse and its shades, mixed with black, yellow, red or blue; the first colour group in Fayed's account of Timurid horse painting, including the pure-white al-qirtasi, the mount of kings.

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  • Horse colours and markings in Timurid painting — Fayed
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