Title

Tile from a Frieze, Iran, second half 13th century. A scene from the Shahnama possibly depicting Bahram Gur returning to India with his bride

Caption

Tile from a Frieze, Iran, second half 13th century. Creator: Unknown.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A24_129

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68,7Mb (5,6Mb) / 16,5in x 16,1in / 4960 x 4842 (300dpi)

Keywords

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