Title: Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Date: 1074–79 AH/1663–69 CE
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm)
W. 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)
D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Geography: Attributed to probably Isfahan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fountains, term: Men