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Buzurjmihr Inventing Nard
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Buzurjmihr Inventing Nard (backgammon) in Answer to the Kain of Hind's Chess, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Iran; Safavid period (1502–1722), 1536
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
11.1 x 14 cm
British Library, Add. 15531, folio 445b
By the Permission of the British Library
   
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