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Khusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Recto illustration from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting a scene in a gold-colored setting with black, blue, and red accents. The illustration shows three men on horseback, two wearing blue turbans and one wearing a red turban. The horse on the left is black; the other two horses are white. The rider on the far right appears to be chasing the other two, who are fleeing to the left. Above the illustration, the page features 7 columns of black text on a beige background, framed by orange and blue borders. A thin black border surrounds the entire page. The page has a beige background with darker beige spots.

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