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Riza-yi Abbasi, Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso) Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso) Riza-yi Abbasi · late 1500s–early 1600s · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript Unknown artist · late 1500s–early 1600s · Cleveland CC0 Riza-yi Abbasi, Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript Riza-yi Abbasi · early 1600s · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso) Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso) Unknown artist · c. 1550–1600 (recto); c. 1450–1500 (verso) · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto) Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto) Unknown artist · c. 1550–1600 · Cleveland CC0 Riza-yi Abbasi, Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript Riza-yi Abbasi · c.1600–1650 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, 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) 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) Unknown artist · 1540–70 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso) An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso) Unknown artist · 1540–70 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso) Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso) Unknown artist · c. 1556–65 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto), from an Anthology of Persian Verses, including the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami: The Fifth Throne Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto), from an Anthology of Persian Verses, including the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami: The Fifth Throne Unknown artist · c. 1556–65 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Section of Silk Fabric with Falconers Amid Rose Bushes Section of Silk Fabric with Falconers Amid Rose Bushes Unknown artist · c. 1675 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Unknown artist · c. 1590–1600 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Unknown artist · c. 1590–1600 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Unknown artist · c. 1590–1600 · Cleveland CC0 Shafi' Abbasi, Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub Shafi' Abbasi · 1651–52 · Cleveland CC0 Sadiqi Bek, Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi Sadiqi Bek · 1575–1600 · Cleveland CC0 Mir Musavvir, Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Mir Musavvir · 1520–37 · Cleveland CC0 Abd al-Vahhab, Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Abd al-Vahhab · 1522–37 · Cleveland CC0 Mir Musavvir, Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) Mir Musavvir · 1520–37 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Floral striped silk on a golden ground Floral striped silk on a golden ground Unknown artist · 1600–1650 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text in Khamsa of Nizami (verso), from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text in Khamsa of Nizami (verso), from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami Unknown artist · c. 1560–80 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday (recto) Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday (recto) Unknown artist · c. 1560–80 · Cleveland CC0 Unknown artist, Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) Unknown artist · 1500s · Cleveland CC0