File:Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century - Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of - 1960.199.b - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)
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Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) |
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| Object type | manuscript | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iran was losing a battle against Turan and the armies of its assembled allies from India and China. The hero Rustam arrived to pull the Iranian army back from the brink of destruction, slaying the enemy warrior Ashkabus on foot while allowing his horse Rakhsh to rest after a long, hard journey. The vast number of armies involved in the battle is indicated by the many banners that extend beyond the illustration's top border. This painting was probably produced at Shiraz, one of Iran's major cultural centers, far to the south of the Safavid capital of Tabriz. Artists and works of art moved back and forth steadily between Shiraz and the Deccan in southwestern India during the 1500s and 1600s. |
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| Date | between circa 1590 and circa 1600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Islamic Art |
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1960.199.b |
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| Place of creation | Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of John C. Heege | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.199.b | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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