Title: "Siege of Baghdad", Folio from a Dispersed copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victory) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: Dhu'l Hijja 839 AH/June–July 1436 CE
Artist:  Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Yazd 1370s–1454 Yazd
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: 
           H. 13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm)
           W. 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
Measurements of text page with r: 
           H. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)
           W. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Measurements of miniature withou: 
            H. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)
            W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Louis V. Bell Fund, 1967
Geography: Made in Shiraz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Soldiers, term: Bow and Arrow, term: Men, term: Rivers