1959 330 B

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Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025). 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Manuscript; opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper. Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); Image: 24 x 22 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Islamic Art, 1959.330.b.