Title: "Rustam Slays Esfandiyar", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: 1666–67
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975
Geography: Attributed to Isfahan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Battles, term: Men, term: Horses