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"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi · 1562–83

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Artist

Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi

Date

1562–83

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Ht. 17 5/16 in. (44 cm) W. 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952

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