Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets]
Recto illustration of a man on a white horse wearing an orange tunic with green accents and a yellow turban on his head gesturing with his right hand, accompanied by a man on foot wearing a blue tunic and a blue turban on his head with a yellow undergarment and a man on a brown horse wearing a white tunic; the scene is on a gold and white background with trees, mountains, an archway with a man and a lion; cursive black writing surrounds the illustration on a white background; beige and gold patterned border surrounds illustration; visible creases and stains throughout.
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