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Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits]
| Title | Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits] |
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| Date | c. 1400–1410 15th century |
| Medium | opaque watercolor and ink on paper |
| Classification | Manuscript |
| Origin | Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century Iran |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits], c. 1400–1410. Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 18.7 x 12.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.); overall: 23.2 x 15.5 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.486.a |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits]” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 1400–1410. It is executed in opaque watercolor and ink on paper and classified as manuscript. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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