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"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
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"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi · dated 741 AH/1341 CE

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Artist

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date

dated 741 AH/1341 CE

Medium

Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting and Text Block: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) Page: H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2) Mat : H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)

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Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1936

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