Firdausi; Abu-Casim; Persian poet; 940-1020.Works: Schahname (Book of the Kings; completed in 1014; Persian National Pos; history of Iran from the mythical beginnings to the conquest by the Arabs 651 AD)- Afrasiyab; king of Turan; is killed by Kay Chosrau. -Miniature; Indian; Mogul school; mid-17th century.From an illustrated handwriting of the Schahname.Black ink; colored with watercolor; on paper; sheet format 27.6 x 15.3 cm; typeface and image field 12.6 x 7.8 cm; miniature 14.6 x 11.2 cm.Inv. No. 1971-0107-0256.Legs Jean Pozzi;Cabinet d'arts graphiques;Geneva; Mus閑 d'Art et d'Histoire.