"Bahram Chubina Meets a Lady who Foretells his Fate", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Page: 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.4 cm)Painting: 1 7/8 x 4 5/16 in. (4.8 x 10.9 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40.Bahram Chubina, the commander-in-chief of the ungrateful king Hurmuzd, was led by magic to a hidden palace where a beautiful enthroned woman told him that the crown of Iran would be his. The interaction of the figures in this picture is characteristic of this manuscript, but their identity, except for those of the enthroned lady and her two guardians, are unclear. If she is talking to Bahram, the companion seated next to him is not identified in the text. The two figures on the left are similarly puzzling. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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"Bahram Chubina Meets a Lady who Foretells his Fate", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Page: 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.4 cm)Painting: 1 7/8 x 4 5/16 in. (4.8 x 10.9 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40.Bahram Chubina, the commander-in-chief of the ungrateful king Hurmuzd, was led by magic to a hidden palace where a beautiful enthroned woman told him that the crown of Iran would be his. The interaction of the figures in this picture is characteristic of this manuscript, but their identity, except for those of the enthroned lady and her two guardians, are unclear. If she is talking to Bahram, the companion seated next to him is not identified in the text. The two figures on the left are similarly puzzling. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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