Title: Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Date: 1602 (text); 19th century (paintings, illumination, binding)
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 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
W. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
D. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Geography: Attributed to    India      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Poetry, term: Men, term: Horses