"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v 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
Artist bio: Iranian, active ca. 1525–60|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist role: Artist|Author
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian
Date: ca. 1530
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: 
                H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
                W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
Page:  
                H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm)
                W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 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: Men|Dragons|Horses|Carriages