"Siyavush Displays his Skill at Polo before Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
(935–1020)
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Calligrapher:
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Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili
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Patron:
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Commissioned by al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din (ca. 1303–57)
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Object Name:
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Folio from an illustrated manuscript
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Date:
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dated A.H. 741/A.D. 1341
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Geography:
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Iran, Shiraz
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Medium:
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Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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Dimensions:
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Page: 14 1/2 x 11 15/16 in. (36.8 x 30.4 cm)
Painting: 3 3/8 x 9 7/16 in. (8.5 x 24 cm)
Text block: 11 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (28.8 x 24.5 cm)
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Classification:
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Codices
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Credit Line:
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Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
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Accession Number:
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57.51.35
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