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Text Page, Persian Verses (recto) from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yellowed parchment page with darker spots around edges. Four columns of black Persian script. Red border around columns. Persian verses from Shahnama of Firdawsi.

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649 × 893 px
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