Title: Page of Calligraphy from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Date: 16th century
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
W. 11 9/16 in. (29.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Geography: Made in Tabriz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Poetry