"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
ArtistAbu'l Qasim FirdausiIranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Dateca. 1330–40
MediumInk, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
DimensionsPage: 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.6 x 13.4 cm)
Painting: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
W.4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
DepartmentIslamic Art
ClassificationCodices
CreditBequest of Monroe C. Gutman, 1974