The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto)
1341
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; 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.); text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.479.a
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor and ink on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, ink, paper
- Dimensions
- 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.); Text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Script: Naskh
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1944.479.a
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Persian Miniature Manuscripts
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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