"Gustaham Kills Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020)
Object Name: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: ca. 1300–30
Geography: Attributed to Northwestern Iran or Baghdad
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Text block: 6 3/16 x 5 in. (15.7 x 12.7 cm)
Painting: 1 15/16 x 4 13/16 in. (4.9 x 12.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
Accession Number: 69.74.4
Provenance: Textile Museum, Washington (until 1969; sold to MMA)
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Title of Work: Shahnama (First Small)
Manuscript: 25.68.1, 34.24.1-6, 57.51.33, 69.74.1-9
Accession Number: 69.74.4
Chapter 13f - The Twelve Rukhs
Scene: Gustaham kills Lahhak
English Title: Gustaham kills Lahhak and Farshidvard
Dimensions (h x w): 49 x 122 mm
Title of Work: Shahnama (First Small)
Format: Rectangular, breaking through frame
Reconstructed Folio: 134r
Gregorian Date: 1300 (circa)
School: Baghdad
Source: Shahnama Project