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156 - SCENE FROM THE SHAH-NAMEH (BOOK OF KINGS) Manuscript page fr…
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SCENE FROM THE SHAH-NAMEH (BOOK OF KINGS) Manuscript page from a Shah-Nameh by Ferdowsi (Firdowsi). Text in four columns in Nasta’liq script in black ink on a gold-powdered background. Gouache and gold painting depicting a scene from the reign of Shapur II Dhu'l Aktaf capturing Caesar, the Roman emperor, by night. (Signs of wear, small flaking and tears along the binding edges). Mughal India, circa 1580–1600. A PAGE FROM THE SHAHNAMA, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1580–1600. DIM. (painting) 13.5 x 13.5 cm (5 5/16 x 5 5/16 in.) DIM. (written area) 12.5 x 13.5 cm (4 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.) NOTE Chapur II (309–379) was one of the most prosperous monarchs of the Sassanid Empire. In Roman history, he is known as the King of Persia who killed Emperor Julian (r. 361–363) at Samarra and who concluded a humiliating peace treaty with Emperor Jovian (r. 363–364). In Firdausi’s Book of Kings (Shahnameh), his story is recounted in the final section, which chronicles the Sassanid kings of Iran. A Safavid painting from the famous Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, attributed to Aqa Mirak, Tabriz, 1530–35, depicts Caesar as a captive before Shapur II. It is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. 1970.301.60). All Roman emperors took the title of Caesar in memory of Julius Caesar.
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About the sale ORIENTALISM, ISLAMIC ART & PHILHELLENISM
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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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