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Bridegroom is Buried Under a Collapsed Building
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This miniature from Walters manuscript W.649 depict a scene from the Suz va gudaz. On the morning the young man and woman were to be wed, the bridegroom travels to the home of his beloved. On his way, he stops to rest in a mud building. As a result of heavy rains, the structure falls and buries the bridegroom and his companions alive.
| Artist / Maker | Muhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi |
|---|---|
| Date | 1657 AD (1068 AH) (Safavid; Mughal) |
| Culture / Origin | Burning and Melting by Muhammad Riza Naw'i Khabushani (Walters MS 649) |
| Dimensions | 1195×1800 px (digital) |
| Department | Miniature Painting |
| Type | Manuscript painting |
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Image & data: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / Public Domain.
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