Title: "Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: dated 985 AH/1576–77 CE
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm)
W. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
Geography: Attributed to Qazvin   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Kings, term: Infants, term: Men