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Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; recto: text, Faridun captures Zahhak; verso: Faridun strikes Zahhak with the ox-headed mace
Sultan Mohammedcirca 1525
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; recto: text, Faridun captures Zahhak; verso: Faridun strikes Zahhak with the ox-headed mace
- Creator: Artist: Attributed to Sultan-Muhammad, active ca. 1520s-1540s, Patron: Shah Tahmasp
- Date Created: circa 1525
- 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: Safavid period
- Credit Line: Purchase
- Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
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