The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi|Muhammad ibn Taj al-Din Haidar Muzahhib Shirazi
- Date
- 1562–83
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 52.20.9b
- Credit line
- Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952
Artist information
Iranian, active ca. 1560s|Iranian, active 1560s–80s
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Battles
- Soldiers
- Men
The Met object ID 455044. 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.