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Zal in the Nest of Simurgh, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsicirca 1560-1565

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Illustrated Persian manuscript page with Nastaliq script columns above and below a painted scene of rocky landscape, a large blue long-necked bird, trees, and small animals against an amber ground

Unknown, Zal in the Nest of Simurgh, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi, circa 1560-1565, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Zal in the Nest of Simurgh, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Place Made
Iran, Qazvin
Date Made
circa 1560-1565
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolors and gold on paper
Dimensions
9 13/16 x 5 11/16 in. (24.77 x 14.29 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.447
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.