"Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses", Folio 72v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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Rudaba Makes a Ladder of Her Tresses', Folio 72v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 11 in. ( cm), Codices, Painting attributed to Qadimi (active ca. 1525–65), One of Rudaba's maids sneaks Zal through the palace to the princess's pavilion. Although Rudaba lowers her tresses for him to scale the wall, Zal tosses up his lasso to catch the crenellation at the roof, then climbs up to meet his beloved

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