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"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

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"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Hafiz-i Abru

Date
ca. 1425
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H. 6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm) W. 5 3/16 in. (13.1 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
present-day Afghanistan
Object number
57.51.8
Credit line
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Gallery
455
Original Met record Wikidata Artist authority

Artist information

Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Men

The Met object ID 451391. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.