Title: "Iskandar Slays the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1330–40
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. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
W. 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Richard S. Perkins, and funds from various donors, 2003
Geography: Made in probably Isfahan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals