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"Buzurjmihr Explains the Game of Backgammon (Nard) to the Raja of Hind". Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings); Illustrated manuscript, Islamic. Made in: Iran or Iraq, ca. 1300-30. Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 935-1020. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Text block: 6 1/8 x 4 15/16 in. (15.6 x 12.5 cm). Painting: 2 3/16 x 4 13/16 in. (5.6 x 12.3 cm). Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934 (34.24.2)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART475672
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Image
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Public
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5154px × 6450px
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Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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14th century CE
Backgammon
Figurine
Game, Entertainment
Illuminated Manuscript
Iranian, Islamic Period
Iraqi, Islamic
Islamic Art
Shahnama, Book of Kings