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

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

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

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

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

1535–1605

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm) W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Genre: Codices
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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