ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Epilogue to the Shahnama (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

1562

Description

Text folio, with epilogue to the Shahnama.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

36.9 x 23.9 cm (14 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Christies, London, 17 October 1995, lot no. 79]. [Mansour Gallery, London, before 1998], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (by 1998-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002.

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