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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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