Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
1330–35
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); text area: 40.6 x 29.2 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1959.330.a
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Medium
- ink, opaque, watercolor, paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); Text area: 40.6 x 29.2 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Script: Naskh
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1959.330.a
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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