The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Death of Bahram Chubina?", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1330–40
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm) W. 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 2003.330.5
- Credit line
- Purchase, Gifts in memory of Richard S. Perkins, and funds from various donors, 2003
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Men
- Women
- Death
The Met object ID 454878. 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.