The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Kai Kavus Ascends to the Sky", Folio 134r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Qadimi|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1525–30
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm) Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.21
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian, active ca. 1525–1565|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Eagles
- Thrones
- Men
The Met object ID 452130. 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.