Folio from a "Shahnameh": The Iranians Capture Afrasiyab's Fortress
ca. 1580–1590
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Caption
Folio from a "Shahnameh": The Iranians Capture Afrasiyab's Fortress, ca. 1580–1590. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 14 1/2 x 8 3/4in. (36.8 x 22.2cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.148. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Title
Folio from a "Shahnameh": The Iranians Capture Afrasiyab's Fortress
Date
ca. 1580–1590
Dynasty
Safavid
Period
Safavid Period
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Classification
Dimensions
14 1/2 x 8 3/4in. (36.8 x 22.2cm)
Inscriptions
In Persian, text in nastaliq script
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.148
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