"Kai Khusrau Enthroned Holding a Sword", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: ca. 1300–30
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting with Text Block: H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
                                            W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Page: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
           W.  7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2  cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    Iran or Iraq  
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
Accession year: 1934
Tags: Swords|Men|Execution