Bahram Gur Shows His Skill Hunting, while Fitna Watches. Folio from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami of Ganja Persia, 16th century or later. Gouache and gold on paper, text written in nasta'liq script in black ink. Measurement: 17 x 10 cm. Catalogue Note: Excellence in the pursuits of hunting and archery were essential to a prince’s education, making him a stronger ruler and a formidable warrior. The Sasanian king Bahram V, also known as Bahram Gur, tries to impress his slave girl Fitna at the hunt. Instead she challenges him to pin an onager’s hoof to its ear. When he completes the difficult task, she angers him by attributing his skills to mere practice, a claim he later comes to accept.