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Text Page, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter of Mahiyar (verso)
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Credit lineText Page, Persian Verses (recto); Bahram Gur meets Arzu, the Daughter of Mahiyar (verso) , c. 1350. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period, 14th Century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 29 x 20.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.); text area: 22.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.387
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