- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script, heading in gold naskh outlined in black; recto: illustration and text, Garsivaz prostrating himself before Siyavush in the presence of Rustam, 6 columns, 31 lines; verso: unrelated text not following the recto, Capture of Shapur by Caesar, 6 columns, 31 lines; one of a group of 40: the manuscript (F1930.1) and 39 detached folios (F1929.25-46, F1930.2-17, F1940.13) are accessioned separately.
Border: The painting and the text are set in red rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Published References
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- Marianna Shreve Simpson. The Illustration of an Epic: The Earliest Shahnama Manuscripts. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts New York and London. p. 353.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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