Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) (recto)
1610
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1610
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a page of Persian writing in black ink, with a big red heading at the top. This is part of the *Shah-nama*, a long poem about heroes and kings. The red line tells of Rustam, who unknowingly kills his own son in battle. The words are from a book made in Bijapur, a city in southern India, where artists mixed Persian and local styles. To see more pages like this, look up *bijapur*.
