Title: "The Fifth Joust of the Rooks: Ruhham Versus Barman", Folio 342v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: 1525–30
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: Painting (recto): 
                             H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
                             W. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
Painting (verso): 
                              H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
                              W. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Page:  
                              H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm)
                              W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)
Mat:
                              H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
                              W. 16 in. (40.6 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
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