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Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: text: The story of the poet Daqiqi, text about the composition of the book; verso: text: Panegyric to Sultan Mahmud
ca. 1600
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); recto: text: The story of the poet Daqiqi, text about the composition of the book; verso: text: Panegyric to Sultan Mahmud
- Date Created: ca. 1600
- Location: Iran
- 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
- 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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