Title: "Gav and Talhand in Battle", 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. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
W. 8 1/4 in. (20.9 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: Battles, term: Soldiers, term: Weapons, term: Elephants, term: Horses