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Horses in art
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Iran Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game |
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The game of chovgan (horse polo), a fragment of a miniature of Hossein Behzad
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Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game
On August 16, 2019, the Iranian Post issued a stamp dedicated to the ancient Persian game of Chovgan - the ancestor of equestrian polo. The stamp is based on the work of the famous Iranian artist Hossein Behzad (1894 - 1968). He was a talented miniature painter of the 20th century |
