"Bahram Gur Slays the Rhino-Wolf", Folio 586r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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"Bahram Gur Slays the Rhino-Wolf", Folio 586r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

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

Date
ca. 1530–35
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm) W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm) W. 12 7/16 in. (31.6 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
1970.301.65
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Artist information

active first half 16th century|Iranian, active ca. 1525–1576 Qazvin|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Animals
  • Poetry
  • Kings

The Met object ID 452174. 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.