Title: "Siyavush Stands Accused by Sudaba before Kai Kavus", Folio 163v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1530–35
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: 
             H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
             W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Entire Page:
              H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm)
              W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 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, term: Men, term: Women