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"Rustam Slays Esfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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"Rustam Slays Esfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi · 1666–67

Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Islamic Art
CC0 — Public Domain
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Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975

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