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Illustration of Timurid Soldiers
Assault on a Castle, 1475-1500
Note the crossbows.
Object Number: 1960.199
Artist: Attributed to Bihzad, Islamic (15th-16th century)
Title: Assault on a Castle
Work Type: manuscript folio
Date: c. 1475-1500
Creation Place: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Herat
Period: Timurid period
Culture: Persian
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: image with border: 33.5 x 22.5 cm (13 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Source: Harvard Art Museums