"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami

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How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well', Folio 33v 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, Painting: H. 8 7/8 in. ( cm), Codices, This miniature is an illustration of the most dramatic episode in the tale told by the Moorish princess in the Green Paviliion on Monday. While traversing the desert, Bashr, a good and pious man, and his bragging and evil-minded traveling companion come upon a jar filled with pure water sunk into the sand

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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