Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs7eeL

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Royal Feast in a Garden, left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1440 https://t.co/M0yAMVzZaB

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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Royal Feast in a Garden, left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1440 https://t.co/M0yAMVzrl3

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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Royal Feast in a Garden, left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1440 https://t.co/M0yAMVzrl3

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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The wardrobe of dreams for the courtyard wedding of Iskandar and Roshanak 🎊

Per 270.66, Shahnama, 1066H/ 1655, Isfahan

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Alexander listening to a WaqWaq tree from the Shahnama, 1719 AD. It is said that this talking tree prophesied his death correctly.

The Waqwaq is a giant tree that bears human or animal fruit in Indo-Persian lore. Apparently all the heads scream Waq Waq.

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGsohgL

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Royal Feast in a Garden, left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1440 https://t.co/M0yAMVhPWt

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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Celebrating with a detail from a favourite painting 📚 Per 270.66, Iskandar marries Roshanak, painted by Mu ‘in Musavvir, Shahnama, Isfahan, 1066/ 1655

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Royal Feast in a Garden, left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1440 https://t.co/M0yAMVzrl3

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Royal Feast in a Garden, left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1440 https://t.co/M0yAMVzrl3

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Royal Feast in a Garden, recto of left folio from the double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1444 https://t.co/iggsGs6Gpd

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