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"Kai Kavus Falls from the Sky", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: "Kai Kavus Falls from the Sky", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
- Creator: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date Created: ca. 1330–40
- Physical Dimensions: Painting: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) W. 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm) Page: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm) W. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
- Type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452634
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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