The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Rustam's First Encounter with Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Mu'in Musavvir
- Date
- dated A.H. 1077/ 1666–67 CE
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm) W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1975.192.24
- Credit line
- Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, active 1630s–90s
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Men
The Met object ID 452765. 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.