ARCHITECTURE Swimming pool, 1495

From Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495.Fol 190 held at British Library, London, UK. Or. 6810.
COMMENT: An ancient Greek comes home to find his swimming pool being used by young girls (if you believe that...)

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