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View full screenMetal plaque, rectangular, with the depiction of Shah Afrasiab, the ruler of Turan, with an inscription at the top and floral border at the bottom: West Asia, Iran, Qajar period, 1868 - 1888
A.1946.107
Iran, West Asia
1868 - 1888
Qajar period
Rectangular plaque of copper alloy, the central motif, the borders and inscriptions are worked in repousse against a ring-punched ground.
Illustrations: Shahnama
Firdousi, 933 - 1021
Al-Khamis, U., Evans, G. "Faint Echoes of Past Splendour - A Group of Brass Plaques from 19th-Century Qajar Iran", in Hillenbrand, R. (ed.) Shahnama: The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings, London & New York: Routledge, 2004, pp. 129-41.