Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); Afrasiyab takes Siyavush as prisoner
HISTORICAL PERIOD: Il-Khanid dynasty, early 14th century
MEDIUM: Opaque watercolor, gold, black, and silver on paper
DIMENSIONS: H x W: 4.8 x 12 cm (1 7/8 x 4 3/4 in)
GEOGRAPHY: Iran
CREDIT LINE: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
ACCESSION NUMBER: F1931.21
CLASSIFICATION: Manuscript
TYPE: Detached manuscript folio
PROVENANCE: To 1931 Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. From 1931 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1931
DESCRIPTION: Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskhi script; illustration and text: Afrasiyab takes Siyavush as prisoner, 6 columns, 19 lines; reverse: blank; one of a group of 4 folios.
Border: The text and the painting are set in gold and black rulings mounted on a gold-sprinkled black paperboard.
Source: Freer Gallery of Art

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Washington, D.C., Freer Gallery of Art
Title of Work: Shahnama (First Small)
Manuscript: F1930.89-91, 1931.21
Accession Number: F1931.21
Chapter 12d - Siyavush
Scene: Guruy executes Siyavush
English Title: Siyavush addresses Pilsam as he is escorted by Gurui
Dimensions (h x w): 48 x 120 mm
Format: Rectangular within borders
Reconstructed Folio: 068r
Gregorian Date: 1300 (circa)
School: Baghdad
Source: Shahnama Project