"Siyavush Displays his Skill at Polo before Afrasiyab," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn (?) Husaini, known as al-Mausili|al-Hasan Qawam al-Daula wa'l-Din
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus| |Iranian, ca. 1303–1357 Shiraz
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher|Patron
Artist nationality: Iranian| |Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 741/1341 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
            W. 11 15/16 in. (30.4 cm)
Painting: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
                 W. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Text block: H. 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm)
                    W. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Horses|Poetry|Men