Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
A man on a brown horse wearing blue and gold armor and holding a sword and a round gold shield attacks a large gray dragon with a red mouth and red spikes on its body. The man appears to have a mustache. The scene depicts a battle between the two. The background includes a blue sky, a tree, and a rocky landscape. The image is surrounded by a border of Arabic writing on yellowed paper.
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