The Story of Bahram Gur Hunting (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
1562
Description
Text folio with title “Bahram Gur hunting” Recto. Text corresponds with Ramazani (1963) vol. 2, pp. 203 - 205, lines 4752 - 4801; subtitle in text reads, "How Bahram showed his accomplishment in the chase before Munzir." Verso. Text corresponds with Ramazani (1963) vol. 2, pp. 205 - 207, lines 4802 - 4850; subtitle in text reads, "How Bahram came with Numar to Yazdigird."
Dimensions
37.2 x 24 cm (14 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Provenance
[Christies, London, 17 October 1995, lot no. 79]. [Mansour Gallery, London, before 1998], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (by 1998-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002.
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