Title: Page of Calligraphy from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1610
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: Page: 
         H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
         W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Text (within rules): 
         H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) 
         W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1985
Geography: Attributed to Bijapur   India Deccan     
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Poetry, term: Calligraphy