Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

Two aged, yellowed pages side by side. The pages have dark brown lines forming borders and dividing the pages into columns. The left page contains rows of black text in a foreign script; one horizontal row of text is red. The right page also contains rows of black text; a colorful image appears on the page. The image shows four men; the man in the center sits on a platform. The man has a light skin tone, a beard, and wears a blue robe. Behind him is a red background; the platform he sits on is blue and brown. Two men on either side of him have light skin tones. The man on the left wears a hat and blue clothing; a yellow curtain is behind him. The man on the right wears a hat and a yellow robe; he holds a lute. The image has blue and red decorative borders; blue text appears on the top border. The pages have many wrinkles and show signs of aging.

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Dimensions: 900 × 662 px
Museum Record: View original

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Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto); Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

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