Illustration of Ilkhanid Soldiers
Shahnama of Firdausi
Chapter 13f - The Twelve Rukhs. Gustaham pursues Lahhak and Farshidvard
from the Schulz-Gutman Shahnama of 1330-40


A larger image of Gustaham Slays Lahhak and Farshidvard, from a Shahnama of 1330-40.

Text Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020)
Date: ca. 1330-40
Geography: Iran, probably Isfahan
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 1974.290.19


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