"The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi · ca. 1525–30

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Artist: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Date: ca. 1525–30
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Region: iran
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, "The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525–30. Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452145

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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, "The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. ca. 1525–30. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452145.

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"The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp (Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1525–30)

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