Title: "Rustam Overpowers the King of Hamavaran", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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: Image: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
              W. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Page: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
            W. 8 in. ( 20.3 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Geography: Attributed to    India      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Kings, term: Men, term: Horses