The duck shoot of Zal before his meeting with Rudaba (Zal was the father of Rustam, whose mother was Rudaba)

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Miniature. The duck shoot of Zal before his meeting with Rudaba (Zal was the father of Rustam, whose mother was Rudaba). Calligraphy describing the incident on recto. A page from the Shah Nama. Bodycolour including white, pen and ink with gold, within wash, gold and ruled ink borders, on paper, height, recto, 314 mm, width, recto, 211 mm, height, verso, 258 mm, width, verso, 139 mm, c.1570. Persian.
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