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Ilkhanid Illustration
Zal reproaches Kay Khusrau
Folio from the 'Second Small Shahnama' (Book of Kings) c.1300AD
Chapter 13g - The Great War between Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab


A larger image of Zal reproaches Kay Khusrau, from the 'Second Small Shahnama' (Book of Kings) c.1300 AD. Keir Collection of Islamic Art.


Zal before Kay Khusraw
CULTURE: Iran
DATE: early 14th century
MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE: Ink, colors, and gold on paper
CLASSIFICATION: Detached Folio
DIMENSIONS: Sheet dimensions: 10 3/8 × 7 in. (26.35 × 17.78 cm) Mat dimensions (external): 20 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. (53.02 × 39.05 cm)
DEPARTMENT: The Keir Collection of Islamic Art
CREDIT LINE: The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art
OBJECT NUMBER: K.1.2014.5
General Description: Keir catalogue number III.001a

Source: Dallas Museum of Art



London, Keir Collection
Manuscript: III.1a-2
Accession Number: III.1a
Chapter 13g - The Great War between Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab
Scene: Zal reproaches Kay Khusrau
Format: Rectangular within borders
Gregorian Date: 1300 (circa)
Source: Shahnama Project



Back to the 'Second Small Shahnama' (Book of Kings), Ilkhanid Persia, c.1300AD