PERSIAN
Bahram Gūr hunting
(15th century)
a page from a Khamsa (Quintet) manuscript (15th century)

Medium
opaque watercolour, gold paint and ink on paper

Measurements
(a-b) 17.9 × 24.3 cm (image) (overall) 27.7 × 35.5 cm (sheet) (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946

Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
Persia

Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) (in nastaliq script, Persian language) u.l.:
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) (in nastaliq script, Persian language) u.r.:
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) (in nastaliq script, Persian language) l.l.-l.r.:

Accession Number
1667.a-b-4

Department
Asian Art

Physical description
Painted illustration from the History of Bahram by Nezami.

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PERSIAN
Bahram Gūr hunting
(15th century)
a page from a Khamsa (Quintet) manuscript (15th century)