The Fabulous Creature Buraq
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Subject IDmetmuseum:453334
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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subject_creditlinePurchase, Rogers Fund, Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Gift, in memory of Richard Ettinghausen, and Ehsan Yarshater Gift, 1992
subject_titleThe Fabulous Creature Buraq
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453334
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
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subject_creditlineThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.479
subject_titleThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:452042:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:452042
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineRogers Fund, 1969
subject_title"Bahram Chubina Kills the Lion-Shaped Ape Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452042
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Depiction ID1943.658_alt1_web
Subject ID1943.658
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineBahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.658
subject_titleBahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineBahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.658.b
subject_titleBahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:453265:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:453265
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineGift of Jeffrey Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1985
subject_title"Suhrab Slain by Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453265
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:452844:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:452844
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlinePurchase, The Friends of the Department of Islamic Art Fund, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Straka Gift, 1978
subject_titleTwo Youths Romping
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452844
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Depiction ID1944.487.a_web
Subject ID1944.487.a
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets], 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.487.a
subject_titleNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets]
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209), 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.487
subject_titleNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209)
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Depiction ID1944.479.b_web
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.479.b
subject_titleThe Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso)
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
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subject_creditlineKhusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1299. Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 5 x 13.2 cm (1 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.); overall: 25 x 18.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.480.1.a
subject_titleKhusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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Depiction IDmetmuseum:447744:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:447744
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineRogers Fund, 1923
subject_title"'Umar Walks around Fulad Castle, Meets a Foot Soldier and Kicks Him to the Ground", Folio from a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447744
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Depiction ID1944.487_web
Subject ID1944.487
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209), 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.487
subject_titleNushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" (verso) from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209)
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:452151:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:452151
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineGift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
subject_title"Bizhan Receives an Invitation through Manizha's Nurse", Folio 300v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452151
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:452651:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:452651
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineBequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974
subject_title"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452651
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Depiction ID1944.480.1.a_web
Subject ID1944.480.1.a
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineKhusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1299. Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 5 x 13.2 cm (1 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.); overall: 25 x 18.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.480.1.a
subject_titleKhusrau Parviz Fleeing Bahram Chubineh and Being Saved by Angel Sarush (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
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Depiction ID1944.480_web
Subject ID1944.480
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provider_nameCleveland Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/
subject_creditlineEpisodes from the Reigns of Khusrau Parviz and Nushirwan from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), c. 1299. Iraq, Baghdad, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 5 x 13.2 cm (1 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.); overall: 25 x 18.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.480
subject_titleEpisodes from the Reigns of Khusrau Parviz and Nushirwan from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
subject_urlhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1944.480
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:452043:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:452043
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineRogers Fund, 1969
subject_title"Gushtasp Kills the Wolf of Fasiqun", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452043
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:447304:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:447304
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineThe Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
subject_title"Khusrau Parviz before his Father Hurmuzd (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447304
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:447303:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:447303
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineThe Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
subject_title"Rustam Carrying the King of Mazandaran to Kai Kavus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447303
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Providermetmuseum
Depiction IDmetmuseum:452130:primaryImage
Subject IDmetmuseum:452130
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provider_nameThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
provider_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/
subject_creditlineGift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
subject_title"Kai Kavus Ascends to the Sky", Folio 134r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
subject_urlhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452130
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