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"Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmaspclick to zoom
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"Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm) W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Department
Islamic Art
Classification
Codices
Dated
ca. 1530–35
Pixels
2713 × 4000
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi. "Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1530–35. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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