Publication Date
Late thirteenth century or beginning of the fourteenth century
Publication Place
Western Iran -
Aga Khan Museum
Subject
Ink, colours, gold and silver on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
24 × 19.2 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
AKM16
Record ID
object;EPM;ca;Mus21;15;ar
Library Location
Aga Khan Museum
Date
Late thirteenth century or beginning of the fourteenth century
Notes
This page is from a scattered copy called “The Second Small” from Firdawsi’s epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings). It shows the period dating back to the reign of the Sassanian king Bahram (or Vahram) V (r. 420-38). It shows the visit made by Bahram Gur to the house of one of his subjects. Bahram Gur (meaning the great hunter) performed great feats with his great bow, and this time killed a pair of wild lions that had preyed on Mahyar’s large flock of sheep. This shepherd does not know Bahram and speaks to him, wanting to thank him for his courage in shooting. He praises the ruling Shah, Bahram - who is still ignorant of his personality - and decides to visit the jewelry maker’s house, where the shepherd says that he will hear the melodies and the sound of the harp. In fact, Mahyar had only one daughter who played the harp, and she did so while sitting opposite her father, who had a white beard and the Shah.
Sample Text
“Bahram is Entertained by Arezo, Daughter of Mahyar the Jeweler, is a page from a scattered copy of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings)” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;15;ar
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