The Combat of Khusraw Parviz and Bahram Chubina, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi for Shah Isma'il II (r. 1576-77)

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The Combat of Khusraw Parviz and Bahram Chubina, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi for Shah Isma'il II (r. 1576-77)

Iran, Qazvin, circa 1577
Manuscripts; folios
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Sheet: 18 × 12 1/2 in. (45.72 × 31.75 cm) Frame: 29 × 23 × 1 1/2 in. (73.66 × 58.42 × 3.81 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by H. Tony and Marti Oppenheimer, Christopher V. Walker, Carolyn and Bill Powers, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Kathrine and Frank Baxter, Caron and Steven D. Broidy, John and Leslie Dorman, the Kayne Foundation, Ric and Suzanne Kayne, Jerry D. Kayne, Myron Laskin, Camilla Chandler Frost, and Ellen and Michael Korney through the 2006 Collectors Committee (M.2006.114)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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This illustrated page from a manuscript of the Iranian national epic, the Shahnama, depicts a contest between the Sasanian monarch Shah Khusraw Parviz (Khusraw II, r. AD 590–628) and a would-be usurper, Bahram Chubina. The protagonists, who competed for the Iranian throne, are both crowned. Bahram, the superior warrior, advances on foot toward a group of archers directed by Khusraw. One of Bahram's men has fallen to the ground, foreshadowing Khusraw's eventual victory with the aid of the Byzantine army.
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