Cleveland Museum of Art

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 Period (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
Department: Islamic Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

The combat scene is enclosed within a step-shaped frame.

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