'The Coronation of the Infant Shapur II', Folio 538r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525–30, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 13 1/4 x W. 8 11/16 in. (H. 33.7 x W. 22.1 cm), Codices, Painting attributed to Muzaffar 'Ali (active late 1520s–70s; d. ca. 1576), The last section of the Shahnama chronicles the reigns of the Sasanian kings of Iran. Here, the tiny infant Shapur, born after the death of his father Hurmuzd II, is depicted seated on an ornately bejeweled throne as his nurse fans him
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Coronation, Infant Shapur II, Folio 538r, Shahnama, Book, Kings, Shah Tahmasp, ca, 1525–30, Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, gold, paper, Painting, H, 13 1/4 x W, 8 11/16, 33.7, 22.1 cm, Codices, Painting attributed to Muzaffar 'Ali, active late, 1520s–70s; d. ca., 1576, last, section, Shahnama chronicles, reigns, Sasanian kings, tiny infant, Shapur, born, death, father Hurmuzd, II, depicted seated, ornately bejeweled, throne, nurse fans
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