The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for "Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak," a folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, attributed to India, Kashmir, late 19th to early 20th century, in ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper. The museum's own title names Faridun as the folio's subject. Accession 68.215.20, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, 1968.
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PublisherMetropolitan Museum of Art
URLhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452013
Source TypeMuseum
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The holding museum's own collection record for the accessioned Shahnama folio, whose own title names Faridun as the scene's subject. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Kashmir directly: "Qasim Firdausi, attributed to India, Kashmir, late 19th to early 20th century, in ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper."
This source names Zahhak directly: "record for "Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak," a folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, attributed to India, Kashmir, late 19th to early 20th century, in ink, opaque..."
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- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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