The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Bizhan Forces Farud to Retreat into his Fort", 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. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- India
- Object number
- 20.120.247
- Credit line
- The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Warriors
- Men
- Horses
- Soldiers
- Arrows
The Met object ID 447306. 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.