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"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date: dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Department: Islamic Art
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ferdowsi

Persian poet, author of Shahnameh (940–1020) · 940–1020

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