Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

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This image from an unfinished painting depicts one of the most popular episodes from the life of the pre-Islamic Persian king Bahram Gur (reigned 420–438 CE). A famed hunter, he was challenged by his concubine, Azada, to strike a donkey through its foot and ear with a single a...

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