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Shah Zav Enthroned
Page from the Great Mongol Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Iran, probably Tabriz, 1330s
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Purchase, Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (S1986.107)
cat. 39
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