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"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)click to zoom
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"Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting with Textblock: H. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm) W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Page: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 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. 1300–30
Pixels
3210 × 3815
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi. "Nushirvan Receives Mihras, Envoy of Caesar", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1300–30. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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