"Buzurjmihr Explains the Game of Backgammon (Nard) to the Raja of Hind", 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: Text block: 
                H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
                W.  4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Painting:
                 H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
                 W.  4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    Iran or Iraq  
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
Accession year: 1934
Tags: Kings|Men|Games