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Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Maximum print size

23.4 × 32.8 cm · 9.2 × 12.9 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,767 × 3,872 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame
40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening
23.4 × 32.8 cm · 9.2 × 12.9 in
Mat border, sides
8.6 cm · 3.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom
9.1 cm · 3.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
1660s
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Type
Codices
Orientation
portrait
Subjects
Demons, Horses, Lions, Men
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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