"Horseman and Fragment of Text", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Horseman and Fragment of Text", 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 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) W. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
2003.330.7
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

  • Horses
  • Human Figures

The Met object ID 454880. 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.