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Asian Art
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“Tail and ears of Khusrau Parwiz’s horse are docked:” Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Ferdowsi
ca 1540
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
image: 7 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (19.5 × 10.5 cm)
Gift of Mary Burns Foss
1983.94.14
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period:
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Mary Burns Foss (Mrs. Wilson P. Foss Jr.) (1896–1987); gift in 1983 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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