Barham Gur kills the dragon that had killed his youth

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Barham Gur kills the dragon that had killed his youth. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Image from the Shahnameh showing Barham Gur killing a dragon on horseback. Surrounding the dragon are Barham Gur's companions, shooting it with arrows. In the foreground are two children, possibly symbolising Barham Gur's lost youth, beside them to the left is a young woman on horseback. Below the image are four columns of Arabic text.

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