"Isfandiyar's Fourth Course: He Slays a Sorceress", Folio 435v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Qasim ibn 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Aqa Mirak
Artist bio: Iranian, active ca. 1525–60|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, active ca. 1525–1576 Qazvin
Artist role: Artist|Author|Workshop director
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian|Iranian
Date: ca. 1525–30
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: 
                H. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)
                W. 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
Page: 
                H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm)
                W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Mat: 
                H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
                W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Tabriz   Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Accession year: 1970
Tags: Horses|Poetry|Men