"Kai Kavus Falls from the Sky", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, ca. 1330–40

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Kai Kavus Falls from the Sky', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, ca. 1330–40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Painting: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Codices, At the instigation of an evil div, the shah Kai Kavus foolishly tried to fly up to heaven by tying eagles to his throne and legs of lamb above them, so that in striving to reach the meat the eagles would lift his conveyance skyward

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