apr 24, 1330 - Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama

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1330-1340 CE
Ink and opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Islamic; Persian
Book illumination from one of the stories of the Shahnama (Persian book of kings)
The book was composed by the poet Firdawsi. The text dates back to 1000 CE.

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