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Folio from a copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d. 1020); Kay Khusraw with Afrasiyab's women
Calligrapher: Salik b. Sa'id, Patron: Sultan-Ali Mirza1493-1494 (899 A.H.)
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Folio from a copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d. 1020); Kay Khusraw with Afrasiyab's women
- Creator: Calligrapher: Salik b. Sa'id, Patron: Sultan-Ali Mirza
- Date Created: 1493-1494 (899 A.H.)
- Location: Iran, Gilan
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Historical Period: Turkmen period
- Credit Line: Purchase--Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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