Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi
Cleveland Museum of Art

Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi

Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609) · 1575–1600

opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Rustam’s dappled horse named Raksh drinks water; it was originally silver, but has now oxidized to black.

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