The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Gav and Talhand in Battle", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1430–40
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H. 8 in. (20.3 cm) W. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- India
- Object number
- 20.120.242
- Credit line
- The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Battles
- Soldiers
- Weapons
- Elephants
The Met object ID 447301. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.