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accession number:	1944.479.a
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The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto), 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.479.a

title:				The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto)
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creation date:			1341
creation date earliest:		1341
creation date latest:		1341
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
technique:	opaque watercolor and ink on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Naskh
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Persian Miniature Manuscripts
	opening date:   1977-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Persian Miniature Manuscripts</i>. The Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (August 13-September 11, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	M. Nazare-Aga, Paris, France
	date: by 1931-?
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	(Dikran G. Kelekian [1867-1951], New York, NY,  sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1944
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1944-
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