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"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

ca. 1300–30

Attribution
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Physical dimensions
Painting with Textblock: H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm) W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Page: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Credit line
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
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