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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)
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The combat scene is enclosed within a step-shaped frame.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.479.b
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