The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Iranian and Turanian Armies in Combat", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
- Date
- dated A.H. 741/1341 CE
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting with Text Block: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) W. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm) Page: H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm) W. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 36.113.1
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1936
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus| |Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz
Subjects and terms
- Battles
- Soldiers
- Horses
The Met object ID 449106. 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.