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"Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: "Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
- Creator: 'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date Created: ca. 1530–35
- Physical Dimensions: Painting: 9 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (24.4 x 17.5 cm) Entire Page: 18 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (47.3 x 31.8 cm)
- Type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452180
- Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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