"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Attributed to Siyavush, 1576–77

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Birth of Zal', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1576–77, Attributed to Iran, Qazvin, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 17 3/4 in. ( cm), Codices, Attributed to Siyavush (ca. 1536–1610), This page comes from a manuscript of the Persian epic, the Shahnama (Book of Kings), produced for Shah Isma'il II (r. 1576–77). It depicts a scene from the story of the Birth of Zal, who would become one of the great warrior heroes of the epic

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