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ARCHITECTURE Bathhouse, 16th century
23.4 x 17 x 0.1 cm (h x w x d)
From Khamsah of Niẓāmī Ganjavī, Fol 010r held at British Library, London, UK. 1O 3540.
COMMENT: The scene illustrates how Firdawsi scornfully gave away to a bath house attendant half the paltry sum that Sultan Mahmud had given him for writing Shahnamah.