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Folio from a Shahnama [?] (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); Battle scene

Artist: Mahmud Musawwir1525-1550

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Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Folio from a Shahnama [?] (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); Battle scene
Creator: Artist: Mahmud Musawwir
Date Created: 1525-1550
Location: Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin
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: Color and gold on paper
Historical Period: Safavid period
Credit Line: Purchase
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art

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