The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"The Sixth Joust of the Rooks: Bizhan Versus Ruyyin", Folio 343r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
'Abd al-Vahhab|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1525–30
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting (recto): H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) Painting (verso): H. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.44
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Bow and Arrow
- Swords
- Men
- Horses
The Met object ID 452153. 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.