Title: "Rustam Falls in the Spear-Lined Pit", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio fro290.30m 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 in. (20.3 cm)
        W. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Painting: 
        H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 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: Animals, term: Men