Title: Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Date: dated 1014 AH/1606/7 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, silver, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Dimensions: H. 14 3/4 in.. (37.5 cm)
W. 9 3/4 in. (24. 8 cm)
D. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Geography: Attributed to Herat   present-day Afghanistan      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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