The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)

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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)

Date
1341
Medium
opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Culture
Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
Department
Islamic Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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