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"The Khaqan Captive Before Bahram Gur", Folio 578r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Qasim ibn 'Ali

Maximum print size

23.1 × 33.8 cm · 9.1 × 13.3 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,716 × 4,000 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 23.1 × 33.8 cm · 9.1 × 13.3 in
Mat border, sides: 8.9 cm · 3.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: ca. 1530–35
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Type: Codices
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Army, Battles, Horses, Men
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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