"Zal Expounds the Mysteries of the Magi", Folio 87v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Qadimi|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|'Abd al-'Aziz
Artist bio: Iranian, active ca. 1525–1565|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|active first half 16th century
Artist role: Artist|Author|Artist
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian| 
Date: ca. 1525
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: 
                H. 10 15/16 in. (27.9 cm)
                W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Page: 
                H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
                W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)
Mat: 
                H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
                W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Frame: H. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
             W. 17 in. (43.2 cm)

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