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AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMEH, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY - A watercolor on paper illustrating the moment nobles present Kay Khosrow to Afrasyab, the legendary king and hero of Turan, drawn from a tale in Ferdowsi’s Persian epic, the Shahnameh. The accompanying poem is composed of ten lines, arranged in 6 columns and rendered in graceful black Nastaliq script. Text: 31 by 18 cm. Page: 39 by 27 cm.