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"An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and his Beloved Shirin: Illustration from the Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (verso)",
"An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusro and His Beloved Shirin: Illustration from the Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami",
"Yusuf and Zulaykha (Verso); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses); Anthology with some verses from Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami",
"King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami",
"Banqueting Scene with Khusrau and Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209)",
"Illustration from the Khamsa of Nizami: An Episode from the Story of Khusraw and Shirin"
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