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18 Feb 04 14:56

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Scene from the only known illustrated manuscript of the poem, the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah, by Urwa b.Huzam al-'Udhri, paintings by Abd al Mu'min al Khuwayyi. Gulshah (right) disguised as a man, watches as her lover Varqa (centre) and his rival Rabi fight on horseback. Culture: Islamic. Date/Period: c. 1250 AD. Place of Origin: Konya (?), Turkey. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul MS Hazine 841. Location: 07.