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"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausiclick to zoom
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"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm) W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) Page: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) W. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Department
Islamic Art
Classification
Codices
Dated
ca. 1300–1330
Pixels
2830 × 3647
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi. "Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, ca. 1300–1330. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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