"Birth of Rustam", Folio from a 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: 1560–80
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Joseph V. McMullan Gift, 1965
Accession year: 1965
Tags: Infants|Birth|Men|Women