"How Rustam Found a Spring", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

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"How Rustam Found a Spring", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date
ca. 1300–30
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Text block: H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm) Painting: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm) W. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Northwestern Iran or Baghdad
Object number
69.74.8
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1969

Artist information

Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Animals
  • Men
  • Poets

The Met object ID 452048. 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.