Title: "Faramarz Slays Varazad", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1330–40
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: Page: 
       H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
       W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Painting: 
       H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
       W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Bequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974
Geography: Attributed to probably Isfahan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Poetry, term: Men, term: Horses