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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Aged, yellowed paper with darker brown spots and frayed edges. The page is filled with Arabic script, arranged in eight columns separated by thin red lines. A thicker red line borders the text. Small black numbers are in the top right and left corners. A red signature is near the bottom. The background is white.

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725 × 893 px
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