"Gustaham Kills Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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"Gustaham Kills Lahhak and Farshidvard", 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
Text block: H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm) W. 5 in. (12.7 cm) Painting: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm) W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Northwestern Iran or Baghdad
Object number
69.74.4
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1969

Artist information

Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Bow and Arrow
  • Men

The Met object ID 452044. 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.