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"Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio 349v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
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Opaque watercolor ink silver and gold on paper
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr. 1970
Title: "Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio 349v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
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Opaque watercolor ink silver and gold on paper.
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