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"The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz from a Cul-de-sac", Folio 708v 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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Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr. 1970
Title: "The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz from a Cul-de-sac", Folio 708v 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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