Title

Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers, Folio 568r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1530-35.

Caption

Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers, Folio 568r from the Shahnama..., ca. 1530-35. Creator: Mir Sayyid Ali.

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Reference

HRM20A65_168

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Keywords

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