The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers", Folio 568r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Mir Sayyid 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1530–35
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm) W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Page: H. 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 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
- 1970.301.62
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian, active India, Tabriz ca. 1510–1570s Agra or Mecca|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Animals
- Men
- Hunting
The Met object ID 452171. 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.