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Execution of Surkha

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BL3268537
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Execution of Surkha
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British Library, London, UK
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Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 23 miniatures. Author: Firdawsi / Shiraz, Iran, 1560 Language: Persian Source/Shelfmark: I.O. ISLAMIC 133, f.127v Execution of Surkha by Faramurz. Dark green landscape, streaky blue sky. Surkha has been decapitated; his severed head and trunk are suspended, the latter by the heels, from hooks on a gallows. 22 by 19 cm. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 23 miniatures. Originally published/produced in Shiraz, Iran, 1560.

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gallows / equipment / green / container / colours / fiction / judicial event / color / execution / manuscript / trunk / punishment and torture equipment / tools and equipment / document / blue / colour / literature
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Largest available format 3316 × 5571 px 21 MB
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