"Zal Questions Sam's Intentions Regarding the House of Mihrab", Folio 81v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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"Zal Questions Sam's Intentions Regarding the House of Mihrab", Folio 81v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

'Abd al-'Aziz|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date
ca. 1525–30
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 11 in. (28 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm) W. 12 7/16 in. (31.6 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
1970.301.10
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Artist information

active first half 16th century|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Tents
  • Men
  • Horses

The Met object ID 452119. 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.