Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits]
Recto image depicts a scene with two people. The person on the right reclines on the floor near the right side. The person wears long red and gold robe with white inner sleeves and a gold crown. The person on the left stands behind and to the left. The person wears a purple robe. A green cloth with gold patterning extends from the left. The setting is a room with a gray and gold patterned wall, and a painting on the wall. There are two small floral arrangements. A hanging metal object containing a wick is on the left. The background has a vaulted ceiling and a black semi-circular dome shape. There are blocks of text in a foreign language. The edges are discolored beige.
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- 595 × 893 px
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