"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430

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Bahram Gur on the Chase', Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 11 in. ( cm), Codices, Bahram Gur about to Kill the Lion and Onager with one Arrow'. It is this feat that gave the young prince his initial fame as a great hunter. The miniature is in the court style of Herat under the patronage of the Timurid prince Baisunghur for whom the manuscript may have been made

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Size: 3726px × 5587px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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