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Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion, Illustration and Text, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India, Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
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Credit lineBahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion, Illustration and Text, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India, Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1400–1410. Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 18.7 x 12.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.); overall: 23.2 x 15.5 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.); text area: 18.2 x 12 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.486
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