Title: "Bahram Gur Slays the Dragon", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: second half 17th 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: H. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975
Geography: Attributed to Isfahan   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Hunting, term: Dragons, term: Horses