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Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Ardashir captures Ardavan; verso: text: Kavus journey to Barbaristan
ca. 1330-1340
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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); verso: Ardashir captures Ardavan; verso: text: Kavus journey to Barbaristan
Date Created:
ca. 1330-1340
Location:
Iran, Tabriz
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:
Il-Khanid dynasty
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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