Title: "Zal is Restored to his Father Sam by the Simurgh", 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: Overall: 
               H. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
               W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Miniature: 
               H. 2 1/16 (5.2 cm)
               W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 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: Men, term: Mythical Creatures, term: Horses