"Surkha Captured by Faramarz is Condemned by Rustam", Folio 204v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

"Surkha Captured by Faramarz is Condemned by Rustam", Folio 204v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Mir Musavvir

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Accession Number

1970.301.31

Tags

HorsesBattlesMenElephantsDeath

About the Artist

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

Iranian, active ca. 1525–60|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus

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