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Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama

Cleveland Museum of Art

A page from an old book with light-brown, aged paper and a gray background. The page contains black, handwritten text in an Arabic script, arranged in 7 columns with a total of 33 rows of text. The text fills most of the page except for a lighter-colored band in the center and some blank space on the right side. The paper appears worn and has folds and stains throughout. The overall appearance suggests it is an ancient manuscript. The text is written in a flowing script and is quite dense. There are a few darker spots on the page. The edges of the paper are rough and slightly uneven. The background behind the page is a solid light gray color.

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