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Musical instrument with sounding box and gut strings
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Khusraw and Shirin are feasting at night in a desert encampment; recto: text
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Bahram Gur in the yellow pavilion on Sunday; verso: text
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Bahram Gur in the turquoise-blue pavilion on Wednesday; verso: text
Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Sandalwood Pavilion
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Bahram Gur visits the princess in the red pavilion on Tuesday; recto: text
Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Bahram Gur visits the princess in the sandal pavilion; recto: text
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d.1390); recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text
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"Arts of the Islamic World"
"Iran"
collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
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Google Cultural Institute
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topic
Art
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S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736
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Bahram Gur
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Musical instruments
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Pavilion
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Percussion instrument
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Princess
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Henri Vever collection
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culture
Muslims
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Iranians
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place
Shiraz
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Fars
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Isfahan
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date
1500s
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1510s
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1520s
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1530s
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1540s
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1550s
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1560s
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1570s
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