"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date
ca. 1530
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Department
Islamic Art
Institution
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