The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Elias and Khizr at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- late 15th century
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm) W. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) Painting: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 57.51.28
- Credit line
- Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
- Gallery
- 455
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Alexander The Great
- Men
- Horses
The Met object ID 451407. 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.