"Bahram Recovers the Crown of Rivniz", Folio 245r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, commissioned by Shah Tahmasp

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) W. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Accession Number

1970.301.38

Rights

Public Domain

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