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FOLIO FROM A SHAHNAMA (BOOK OF KINGS) BY FIRDAWSI (D.1020); RECTO: THE BIER OF ISKANDAR (ALEXANDER THE GREAT); VERSO: TEXT
circa 1330-1340

Il-Khanid period

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
H: 57.6 W: 39.7 cm
Tabriz, Iran

F1938.3
Freer Sackler Collection