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"Khusrau Parviz before his Father Hurmuzd (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Khusrau Parviz before his Father Hurmuzd (?)", 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 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
India
Object number
20.120.245
Credit line
The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
Original Met record

Artist information

Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Men

The Met object ID 447304. 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.