Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

Date: 1500s
Medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Origin: Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso)

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