An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209) (verso); Persian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thron

1540

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209) (verso); Persian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto), manuscript, opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided, made in Shiraz, Iran, around 1540, under the Safavid period.