Execution of Surkha by Faramurz. Dark green landscape, streaky blue sky. Surkha has been decapitate; his severed head and trunk are suspended, the lat

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Execution of Surkha by Faramurz. Dark green landscape, streaky blue sky. Surkha has been decapitate; his severed head and trunk are suspended, the latter by the heels, from hooks on a gallows. 22 by 19 cm. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 23 miniatures. Originally published in Shiraz, Iran, 1560.

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Size: 3316px × 5571px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 23, 1560, artwork, blue, color, colour, container, equipment, event, execution, firdawsi, gallows, green, illustration, judicial, miniatures, persian, punishment, religion, shahnama, tools, torture, trunk