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Siyavush Plays Polo Before Afrasiyab

Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025) (Author)
Muhammad Mirak ibn Mir Muhammad al-Husayni al-Ustadi (Scribe)
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)
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(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

On this folio from Walters manuscript W.602, Siyavush plays polo before Afrasiyab.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Afghanistan, Herat (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 14 3/8 x W: 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Across Asia - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.602.125A

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Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025)
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)
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