Chester Beatty
Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi
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Siyavush pleads for his stepmother Sudaba's life, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with heading in red ("Siyavush's deliverance of Sudaba" [from her punishment]) and painting (on verso), from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi, unsigned, probably Tehran, Iran, c. 1800-1825.
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