The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Zal is Restored to his Father Sam by the Simurgh", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1300–30
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: H. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm) W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) Miniature: H. 2 1/16 (5.2 cm) W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Northwestern Iran or Baghdad
- Object number
- 69.74.1
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1969
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Men
- Mythical Creatures
- Horses
The Met object ID 452041. 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.