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"Elias and Khize at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  (935–1020)

Object Name:
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date:
late 15th century
Geography:
Iran
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
9 x 3 9/16in. (22.9 x 9cm) Dimensions of painting: 6 1/8 x 5 7/8in. (15.5 x 14.9cm)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession Number:
57.51.28

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