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The Reign of Nushirwan, The Combat between the Khan of Chin and the Haitalians (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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Credit lineThe Reign of Nushirwan, The Combat between the Khan of Chin and the Haitalians (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c.1299. Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 25.3 x 19.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 9/16 in.); text area: 16.8 x 13.3 cm (6 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.480.2.a
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