Bahram Gur Hunting with Azadeh
Folio from Ferdowsi's Book of Kings
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Location
Era
Safavid period (1501-1722/36)
Title
Bahram Gur Hunting with Azadeh
Date
About 1550
Materials
Tempera
Dimensions
25.8 x 14.6 cm
Credits
Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Martin Bequest, inv. Dr.1986(1956.Ea.1).111
Collection
Graphic Arts
This scene portrays the shah, who rides from left to right in pursuit of deer fleeing from him in pairs. He has just struck down a deer in front of him with an arrow. The shah is attended by two servants and a harpist on horseback.
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