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Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China (Recto); The Forty-Eighth Year of Nushirwan's Reign. The Combat of the Khaqan of China with the Haithalians (Verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows two pages from a book. The left page has a colorful illustration and text written in a foreign language, possibly Arabic, the illustration depicts a group of people in a room with a blue and white wall and a red background. The people are wearing various colored clothing, including yellow, blue, green, and orange. Some of them have head coverings. The right page has text written in the same language as the left page, arranged in columns. The text is black ink on a beige background. The pages appear to be old and worn, with some discoloration and staining. The left page's illustration is framed by a border with a small section of text at the top and along the bottom. The right page's text is framed in a similar way. The overall appearance suggests an antique or historical manuscript.

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