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"The Night Battle of Kai Khusrau and Afrasiyab", Folio367v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Bashdan Qara
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Title:
"The Night Battle of Kai Khusrau and Afrasiyab", Folio367v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Creator:
Bashdan Qara
|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Date Created:
ca. 1525–30
Physical Dimensions:
Painting: H. 12 1/8 x W. 7 1/4 in. (H. 30.8 x W. 18.4 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 x W. 12 9/16 in. (H. 47.1 x W. 31.9 cm)
Type:
Folio
from an illustrated manuscript
External Link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452157
Medium:
Opaque
watercolor
,
ink
,
silver
, and
gold
on
paper
Repository:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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