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1044105001
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Double view of 1974,0617,0.15.37 and 1974,0617,0.15.38. On left (1974,0617,0.15.38): Album painting; hunting scene depicting Fitna watching Bahram Gur (Bahram V) hunt deer. Bahram Gur, riding upon his horse, has just released an arrow into a deer. In the background, behind a rocky hill, Fitna rests upon a horse while playing a harp (attendant holding the horse) while two horsemen await in the distance. A final man, barely visible, stands behind a large rock adjacent to a prominent, single tree. Two deer and rabits appear in the distant landscape. No text. Painted in opaque watercolour, gold, and ink on paper. On right (1974,0617,0.15.37): Album Leaf. Court. Shah ?Abbas I receiving Khan ?Álam, ambassador from Jahángír in 1617 AD. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper.
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