The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (recto); The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat": Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341 Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.).
Accession No.: 1944.479
Script: Naskh
Collection: Islamic Art
Artist: Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
Type of art work: Manuscript
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Source: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art
Title of Work: Shahnama (1341)
Manuscript: 1944.479
Accession Number: 44.479
Chapter 13f - The Twelve Rukhs
Scene: Piran escapes from Gudarz up the mountainside
English Title: Piran escapes from Gudarz
Dimensions (h x w): 245 x 290 mm
Format: Stepped within borders
Reconstructed Folio: 137r
Hijri Date: 741 Dhu'l-Qa'da 20
Gregorian Date: 1341 May 14
School: Shiraz
Source: Shahnama Project