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"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Created dated 741 AH/1341 CE
Curatorial Overview
“Historic map and cartographic masterwork from the Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.”
DimensionsPainting: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
W. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Page: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
W. 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm)
Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
OriginIran
InstitutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.29.160.22
Credit LineH. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Antique Cartography • Iran • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery