Title: "Elias and Khizr at the Fountain of Life', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: late 15th century
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: Overall:
            H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
            W. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Painting: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
                  W.  5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Geography: Attributed to    Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Alexander The Great, term: Men, term: Horses