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An Enthronement Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi1525-1575

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Illuminated manuscript painting divided into three arched panels showing robed and turbaned figures in ornate interior and garden settings, with gold arabesque borders and a teal outer frame

Unknown, An Enthronement Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi, 1525-1575, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
An Enthronement Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Place Made
Turkey (?)
Date Made
1525-1575
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
6 3/16 x 9 7/8 in. (15.72 x 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.429
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.