Bahram Gur Enthroned after Killing Two Lions, from a Book of Kings (Shahnama) manuscript Artist: Unknown

ca. 1540

Asian Art

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Famous for his love of hunting and music, Bahram Gur (r. 420–38 C.E.) was the fifteenth king of the Sasanian Empire, which controlled the greater Iranian region until the advent of Islam. Also popular for abolishing taxes, Bahram Gur features in the Book of Kings (Shahnama) and elsewhere in Persian literature.

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

image: 7 3/4 × 4 3/16 in. (19.7 × 10.7 cm)
framed: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Burns Foss

Accession Number

1983.94.18

Geography

Iran

Culture

Iranian/Persian, Islamic

Period

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)

Classification

Paintings

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Provenance
NN Label: M. Knoedler and Co., 14 E 57 Street, New York: Mary Burns Foss (Mrs. Wilson P. Foss Jr.) (1896–1987); gift in 1983 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), manuscript

Subject

lions

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