The rescue of Bizhan, Rustam letting down the rope to rescue Bizhan (shown in the circular pit), and Manizha crouching by the fire. A miniature painti


The rescue of Bizhan, Rustam letting down the rope to rescue Bizhan (shown in the circular pit), and Manizha crouching by the fire. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published in Isfahan, Iran, 1630-1640.


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Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: asia, bizhan, historical, history, iran, persia, persian, shahnama