Rectangular text box with four columns of text at the top and painting of two men, one walking with a black horse while the other walks towards an onger (deer like animal) at a castle, the man walking is looking up at a female figure with a crown above him.
AKM447, Bahram Chubina and the Prophetic Princess

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Cream coloured paper with a rectangular text box featuring 4 full columns of script. Two rectangles spanning the second and third column hold one line of red script, aligned at the in the top and bottom of the columns.
AKM447, Bahram Chubina and the Prophetic Princess, Back

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Bahram Chubineh and the Prophetic Princess
Folio from a manuscript of Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Firdausi (d. 1020)
  • Accession Number:AKM447
  • Creator:paintings attributed to Mu‘in Musavvir (d. 1697)
  • Place:Iran, Isfahan
  • Dimensions:36.2 x 22.8 cm
  • Date:1666-1667
  • Materials and Technique:opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper

  • Chasing after a marvellous onager in the wild brings Bahram Chubineh, the courageous Iranian commander, to a magnificent castle. Curious to explore the palace, Bahram leaves his horse with his companion Izad-Gushasp and enters the gateway. There he sees a beautiful lady sitting on a throne and wearing a gold crown. She advises Bahram, “Be victorious, always patient-hearted, careful in your councils.” Her message has a powerful impact on Bahram, transforming his character and informing his future actions.

     

    — Filiz Çakır Phillip

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