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Folio 17 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three drawings: man and peacock; gathering of men on a terrace; woman and rabbit (recto) Two drawings: Shirin on horseback visits Farhad at Mt. Bisutun; Bahram Gur succeeds at Azada's shooting challenges (
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Title: Folio 17 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Three drawings: man and peacock; gathering of men on a terrace; woman and rabbit (recto) Two drawings: Shirin on horseback visits Farhad at Mt. Bisutun; Bahram Gur succeeds at Azada's shooting challenges (
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