Title: "Gushtasp Kills the Wolf of Fasiqun", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1300–30
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
Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1969
Geography: Attributed to    Northwestern Iran or Baghdad      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Men, term: Hunting, term: Horses, term: Calligraphy