Title: "The Fire Ordeal of Siyavush", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: dated 887 AH/1482 CE
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
W. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Geography: Attributed to probably Shiraz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Women, term: Horses, term: Fire