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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; recto: Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Yellow Pavilion; verso: text, Princess telling the story
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Daughters of Barzin Dance for Bahram Gur; recto: text: Bahram Gur and Barzin Shah
Folio from a Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492); verso: Potiphar and Zulaykha enthroned; recto: text
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Culture:"Muslims"
Collection:"Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection"
Topic:"WWII-era provenance"
Topic:"Arts of the Islamic World"
Topic:"Percussion instrument"
Collection:"Google Cultural Institute"
Media usage:"Usage conditions apply"
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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Iranians
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Afrasiyabs
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Dervishes
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1500s
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1510s
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1520s
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1550s
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1600s
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place
Iran
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Shiraz
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India
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Khurasan
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Herat
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topic
Art
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S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736
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Usage conditions apply
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