id:			170768
accession number:	2013.283.2.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.283.2.a
updated:		2023-01-11 21:57:35.966000

Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) (recto), c. 1610. India, Bijapur, Deccan. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper; page: 20.5 x 12.4 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.); text field: 13.3 x 6.8 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.283.2.a

title:				Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) (recto)
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creation date:			c. 1610
creation date earliest:		1605
creation date latest:		1615
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Bijapur, Deccan
technique:	Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 20.5 x 12.4 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.); Text field: 13.3 x 6.8 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
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This page of text from the jewel-like copy of the Shah-nama made in the southern Indian city of Bijapur describes the events leading to Rustam’s accidental slaying of his own son Suhrab. The larger text in red is a chapter heading, which reads: “The single combat between Rustam and Suhrab once more.”
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