ManuscriptsPersian17th century

The Murder of Iraj by his Brothers Tur and Sam (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, right-hand side of a bifolio

c. 1600-1610

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

34.6 x 22.3 cm (13 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Parke-Bernet, New York, 27 February 1973, lot 9], [through Adrienne Minassian, New York], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1973, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985

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