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"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi — VisualArtsDB

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"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

1576–1577

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm) W. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
Genre: Codices
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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