"Siyavush Stands Accused by Sudaba before Kai Kavus", Folio 163v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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Siyavush Stands Accused by Sudaba before Kai Kavus', Folio 163v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1530–35, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 11 x W. 7 3/8 in. (H. x W. cm), Codices, Painting attributed to 'Abd al-Vahhab, Kai Kavus marries a second wife, a Turanian princess, who gives birth to a son, Siyavush. Because the boy has an ill-omened horoscope, Kai Kavus sends him to be reared by Rustam in Zabulistan, but when he comes of age, he returns to his father's court

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