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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)

Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period (Il-Khanid), 14th Century

Opaque watercolor and ink on paper

Sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.479.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

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

Inscriptions

Inscription

Script: Naskh

Provenance

by 1931-?

M. Nazare-Aga, Paris, France

1944-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

Persian Miniature Manuscripts. The Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (August 13-September 11, 1977).