ManuscriptsPersian17th century
The Murder of Iraj by his Brother Tur and Salm (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, left-hand side of a bifolio
c. 1600-1610
Dimensions
21.8 x 12.5 cm (8 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Provenance
[Parke-Bernet, New York, 27 February 1973, lot 9], [through Adrienne Minassian, New York], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1973, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985
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