Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion, Illustration and Text, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India, Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
Two-page spread from a book. Left page: A colorful illustration depicts a scene with two people. One person wearing a purple robe and a head covering stands behind a woman reclining on a low platform. The woman wears a green dress with gold stars and an orange shawl. The platform and background have a predominantly black, white and gold color scheme. Three lines of text in a foreign script are written in black ink at the top and bottom of the illustration. Right page: A page filled with writing in a foreign script, likely Persian, in black ink. The text is arranged in columns. A decorative blue and gold design element is at the top of the page. The pages have aged, yellowed paper.
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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]