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Photograph of Johannes Brahms
An 1889 photograph of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97). (New York Public Library Archives)
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Coin of Jahan Shah
Coin of Muzaffar al-Din Jahan Shah ibn Yusuf (r. c. 1438-1467 CE), leader of the Qara Qoyunlu Oghuz Turkic tribal confederacy.
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com
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Grave of Gustav Mahler
The grave of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) in Grinzing, Austria.
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Khosrow Spies Shirin Bathing
Khosrow II spies Shirin Bathing, illustration from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Shiraz, Iran, 16th century CE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace in the Khamsa of Nizami
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", illustration from Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Herat, Afghanistan, 1524-25 CE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Muhammad's Ascent in the Khamsa of Nizami
Muhammad's ascent to heaven in a vision, illustration from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Shiraz, Iran, 1449-50 CE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Shirin goes to see the wonderful rock-carvings by the sculptor Farhad, her admirer. Illustration from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja, Shiraz, Iran, 1509-10.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Adur Gushnasp
The ruins of the Zoroastrian fire temple Adur Gushnasp, Takhte-e Soleyman, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
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Rostam Farrokhzad
Rostam, Yazdegerd III's general, slain by Sa'd, the son of Vaqqâs the Arab, illustration from the Tarjumah-i Shâhnâmah (Translation of Shahnameh into Turkish, Spencer Coll. Turk. MS. 1), 1616-1620. New York Public Library, Digital...
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Shah Ismail I
Shah Ismail I (r. 1501-1524), founder of the Safavid Dynasty of Iran, portrait by Cristofano dell'Altissimo.
Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
