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"Afrasiyab on the Iranian Throne", Folio 105r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Bashdan Qara
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: "Afrasiyab on the Iranian Throne", Folio 105r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
- Creator: Bashdan Qara|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date Created: ca. 1525–30
- Physical Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 5/8 x W. 7 7/16 in. (H. 29.5 x W. 18.9 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 x W. 12 1/2 in. (H. 47.1 x W. 31.8 cm)
- Type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452125
- Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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