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"Isfandiyar's Fifth Course: He Slays the Simurgh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

ca. 1330–40

Attribution
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Physical dimensions
Page: H. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm) W. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm) Painting: H. 1 7/8 (4.8 cm) W. 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974
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