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"Bahram Gur Shows His Skill Hunting, while Fitna Watches", Folio from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami of Ganja

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Bahram Gur Shows His Skill Hunting, while Fitna Watches", Folio from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami of Ganja

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Date
mid-16th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) Page: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm) W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm )
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
30.56
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1930
Original Met record

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Kings
  • Women
  • Hunting

The Met object ID 448372. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.