Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Mu'in Musavvir

Iranian, active 1630s–90s

Date1660s

MediumInk, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

DimensionsPainting (folio 158v): H. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm) W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Text block: H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm) W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) Binding: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) W. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)

DepartmentIslamic Art

ClassificationCodices

Bequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974

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