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Illustrations from the Shahnama showing Ilkanid Mongol soldiers
Bahram Chubina's night attack on the camp of Khusrau Parviz, 1300
The figures wear contemporary dress or dress of no latter than the date of the illustration.
The actions portray the Sassanid/Sassanian period.

An episode of the war between Khusraw Parviz and Barham Chubina from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi
Type: Detached manuscript folio
Historical period: Il-Khanid dynasty, Mongol period, early 14th century
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9.5 x 11.7 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in)
Geography: Iran
Credit Line: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number: F1930.14
Provenance: Former owner: Hagop Kevorkian (1872 - 1962)
Ilkhanid Baghdad. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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