The Armies of Forud Clashing with the Forces of Tus, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu’I Qasim Firdausi
Artist: School of Mu'in Musavvir , 17th century
Date: about 1650
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 9 in. (36.2 × 22.9 cm)
Medium: Gouache, heightened with gold and silver on laid paper
Place of Origin: Iran, probably Isfahan
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of the Popplestone Family
Object number: 2009.21
DescriptionManuscript page depicting a battle scene from the Persian epic the Shahnama. The painting is incorporated into the text of the page with battle flags and some of the figures extending through the margins of the text.
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