The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Bahram Gur Slays the Dragon", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- second half 17th century
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm) W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1975.192.22
- Credit line
- Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Men
- Hunting
- Dragons
The Met object ID 452763. 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.