Illustrated manuscript page from the Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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Photo by John Bentham.
Illustrated manuscript page from the Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Photo by John Bentham.
Datedate unknown
MediumDouble-sided ink, gold paint, and opaque watercolor on paper
DimensionsComposition: 10 in. × 5 3/4 in. (25.4 × 14.6 cm) Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (34.3 × 21.6 cm) Mat: 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1985.3a-b
Not on view
DescriptionBlack, blue, brown ink; metalic gold paint; opaque watercolor on laid paper

Additional Details

Provenance 1985: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), gift of William G. Roehrick;
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c.1954: Gertrude Macy (1904-1983), gift of Bethsabée de Rothschild in apprecation of her managing the Martha Graham Company on its European tour for the State Department;
?: Bethsabée de Rothschild.
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