The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"The Murder of Iraj," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- late 15th century
- Medium
- Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 2015.796.48
- Credit line
- Bequest of Carolyn Kane, 2015
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Poetry
- Men
- Death
The Met object ID 698562. 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.