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"Zahhak is Told His Fate", Folio 29v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Sultan Muhammad

Maximum print size

10.9 × 16.3 cm · 4.3 × 6.4 in

at 300 DPI from the 1,303 × 1,914 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 20.3 × 25.4 cm · 8.0 × 10.0 in
Mat opening: 10.9 × 16.3 cm · 4.3 × 6.4 in
Mat border, sides: 4.8 cm · 1.9 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.6 cm · 1.8 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: ca. 1524
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Type: Codices
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Men
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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