"Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

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"Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date
ca. 1330–40
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions
Page: H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm) W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Painting: H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm) W. 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
1974.290.19
Credit line
Bequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974

Artist information

Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

Subjects and terms

  • Horses
  • Battles
  • Men

The Met object ID 452644. 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.