Title: "Bizhan Forces Farud to Retreat into his Fort", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1430–40
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: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: The Grinnell Collection, Bequest of William Milne Grinnell, 1920
Geography: Attributed to    India      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Soldiers, term: Arrows, term: Men, term: Horses, term: Warriors