Title:
"Rustam's First Course: Rakhsh Kills a Lion", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author:
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
Date:
ca. 1430–40
Geography:
Attributed to India
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
Image: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
W. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Page: H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
Accession Number:
20.120.246