Title: "Rustam Battles Sava", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: 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, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Overall:
            H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
            W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Dimensions of painting:
            H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
            W. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975
Geography: Attributed to Shiraz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Battles, term: Soldiers, term: Elephants, term: Horses