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Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter of Mahiyar (verso); Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

c. 1350

Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century

opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Image: 5.4 x 15.3 cm (2 1/8 x 6 in.); Overall: 29 x 20.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1945.387.b
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1945
    (H. Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1945-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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