"Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio 349v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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"Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio 349v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Bashdan Qara|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date
ca. 1525–30
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
1970.301.47
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Artist information

Iranian, active ca. 1525–1535|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Poetry
  • Bow and Arrow
  • Men

The Met object ID 452156. 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.