File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 1030 fol 25b.jpg

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The death of King Mirdas  wikidata:Q107663637 reasonator:Q107663637
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The death of King Mirdas
label QS:Len,"The death of King Mirdas"
Part of Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Mirdas, King of Arabia Deserta, lies with his back broken at the bottom of the pit dug for him by his son, Zahhak, at the instigation of Iblis (the devil). From the Shahnamah of Shah Tahmasp. Text copied in a superior nasta‘liq script, headings in riqa‘; with 22 lines to the page, arranged in 4 columns, two to a couplet; headings generally occupying the space of 2 couplets. 47 x 32cm (folio)
Date 1520s
date QS:P571,+1520-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Medium ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; margins heavily sprinkled with gold
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Tabriz, Iran
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-the-death-of-king-mirdas-mss1030-folio25/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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