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Firdawsi's "Shahnama":Meeting of Zal and Rudaba
Firdawsi's "Shahnama":Meeting of Zal and Rudaba

Firdawsi's "Shahnama":Meeting of Zal and Rudaba

Qivam al-Din Hasan of Shiraz
Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Husain al-Mawsili (Persian, 1300–1400)
1341
Object PlaceShiraz, Iran
Medium/TechniqueInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
DimensionsHeight x width: 36.7 × 30.1 cm (14 7/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number20.1840
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceGiven to the MFA by Denman Waldo Ross in 1920.
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