Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)
A piece of aged paper with a colorful illustration and writing in a non-Latin script. The paper is brown with darker spots and tears around the edges. The illustration depicts a battle scene with multiple figures on horseback and on foot, wearing armor and holding weapons. A man on horseback aims a bow and arrow towards a man on horseback on the right; the aimed-at man holds a spear. The figures are drawn in various colors including red, blue, green, and gold. The background of the illustration is red. The illustration is bordered by red lines and there are six blocks of writing in a non-Latin script around it. The top and bottom blocks on the right and left contain the same text. The paper has a few stains and marks.
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