ARCHITECTURE Inside the Dark Palace, 1430

From the Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja. Fol 23v. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
13.228.13.4
COMMENT: Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday. The perfection of such patterns as the tile work, and such details as the trays holding bottles, cups and fruit for the royal pair are characteristic of the supremely high quality of these Herat miniatures.

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