The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"The Fire Ordeal of Siyavush", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- dated A.H. 887/1482 CE
- Medium
- Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm) W. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 45.150
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1945
- Gallery
- 455
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Men
- Women
- Fire
The Met object ID 450576. 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.