"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Sultan Muhammad|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 11 1/8 (28.3 cm) W. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 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

1970.301.3

Tags

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About the Artist

Sultan Muhammad|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian|Iranian|Iranian) · 1500 |0935 |1500 1550 |1020 |1550

Iranian, active first half 16th century|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, active first half 16th century

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