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

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

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

Opaque watercolor on paper

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Ann McNear Collection

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