"Rustam Brings the Div King to Kai Kavus for Execution", Folio 127v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

"Rustam Brings the Div King to Kai Kavus for Execution", Folio 127v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Mir Musavvir|Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Accession Number

1970.301.19

Tags

MenHorsesCrowdPunishment

About the Artist

Mir Musavvir|Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian|Iranian|Iranian) · 1500 |0935 |1500 1590 |1020 |1585

Iranian, active ca. 1525–1565|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, active ca. 1525–55

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