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Rustam slaying jackal, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

A work made of ink and opaque watercolor on paper.
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  • A work made of ink and opaque watercolor on paper.

Date:

Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), dated 1341

Artist:

Iran
Shiraz

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Islamic

Title

Rustam slaying jackal, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Place

Iran (Artist's nationality:)

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1301–1400

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

Image: 30 × 25.3 cm (11 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Paper: 37.1 × 30.2 cm (14 5/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Memorial

Reference Number

1934.117

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