Execution Scene (Persian)

Datec. 1700

Place MadeIran (Persia)

Mediumminiature egg tempera on paper

Dimensionsboard: 9 5/8 × 8 in. (24.4 × 20.3 cm)

Classificationspainting

Credit LineGift of Mabel Dodge Luhan

Object number1980.0095.0000

DescriptionIn the right foreground, a crowned figure sits in a chair under a canopy with a standing attendant at right and a kneeling attendant at left. All look toward the left foreground where a soldier is preparing to cut the throat of a kneeling figure in red. Other soldiers watch from the left and the background. Two horses in background and dark blue sky with stylized clouds and tree. The image is surrounded by a gold mat.

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