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"Kai Kavus Attempts to Fly to Heaven", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi →

mid-15th century

Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Margins: Ink and gold on dyed paper · H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

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"Kai Kavus Attempts to Fly to Heaven", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings). by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi. mid-15th century. Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Margins: Ink and gold on dyed paper. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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