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Summary

"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) (

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Author



Alternative names	Hakīm Abu'l-Qāsim Ferdowsī Tūsī, Firdawsi, Firdausi فارسی: حکیم ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی
Description	Persian poet and writer
Date of birth/death	940	circa 1020
Location of birth/death	Tus	Tus
Authority file	: Q43459 VIAF: 101359236 ISNI: 000000012145689X LCCN: n79094717 MusicBrainz: d546480b-da32-43ba-b4a7-551e4a3ef355 Open Library: OL821316A WorldCat

Title

"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Description

Date

circa 1430–40

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

7.75 in. high 8.12 in. wide (19.7 cm high 20.6 cm wide)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

Islamic Art

Accession number

20.120.248

Credit line

The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920

Source/Photographer

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