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Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami
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Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Iran · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.) · Opaque watercolor on paper

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Credit lineFarhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami. Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.). Iran. The Art Institute of Chicago, Ann McNear Collection. CC0.
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