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Ilkhanid Illustration
Arjasp's Horsemen Killing Luhrasp
[The death of Luhrasp in battle against the forces of Arjasp]
Folio from the 'Second Small Shahnama' (Book of Kings) c.1300AD
Chapter 15 - Gushtasp (120 years)



New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art
Manuscript: 36.239, 86.227.130.1a-b, 86.227.130.2a-b, 86.227.131.1a-b, 86.227.131.2a-b
Accession Number: 86.227.131.1a-b
Chapter 15 - Gushtasp (120 years)
Scene: The death of Luhrasp in battle against the forces of Arjasp
Dimensions (h x w): 43 x 120 mm
Format: Rectangular within borders
Gregorian Date: 1300 (circa)
School: Baghdad?
Source: Shahnama Project



Page from an Illustrated Manuscript of the 'Second Small Shahnama' of Firdawsi (d. 1020)

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolors and gold on paper
Dates: ca. 1300
Dynasty: Ilkhanid Mongol
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (17.2 x 13.0 cm)
Accession Number: 86.227.131.1a-b
Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Source: Brooklyn Museum



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