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Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment (recto) and Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)

Bihzad

Cleveland Museum of Art

Double-page album folio, two pages side by side. Left page: A colorful illustration depicting people outside a royal encampment. The scene shows a group of people in a garden or courtyard with trees and plants. A staircase with blue and gold patterned steps leads up to a platform or building. The people are dressed in robes and tunics in shades of blue, orange, yellow, white, and red. Some are standing, others sitting or kneeling. Right page: A calligraphy page with Persian verses. The page has a beige background with a blue and gold border around a central rectangle containing black calligraphy. There are additional calligraphy and smaller rectangles with writing around the border. The pages have a yellowed, aged appearance with visible signs of wear.

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900 × 700 px
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