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“The Feast of Sada”, Folio 22v from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp wallpaper

Sultan Muhammad (attributed), ca. 1525 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

“The Feast of Sada”, Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Sultan Muhammad (attributed), ca. 1525. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The artwork is in the public domain. The museum releases this image and its data under CC0.

On Morning Masterpiece it is paired with a short story: “Firelight, and the feast of Sada”. Also: 2:3 art card · Sultan Muhammad (attributed) · all wallpapers

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