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"Buzurjmihr Appears at Nushirvan's Fifth Assembly", Folio 622r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Buzurjmihr Appears at Nushirvan's Fifth Assembly", Folio 622r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Muzaffar 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date
ca. 1530–35
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm) W. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
1970.301.69
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Original Met record Artist authority

Artist information

Iranian, active late 1520s–70s; died ca. 1576|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Men

The Met object ID 452178. 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.