A folio from a Shahnama, the Persian Book of Kings compiled by the poet Firdausi, attributed to India, Kashmir, and dated to the late 19th or early 20th century, painted in ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper. The scene shows Faridun, the just king who overthrows the tyrant Zahhak, inside Zahhak's own palace. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Physical Form
MediumShahnama folio, India, Kashmir, late 19th to early 20th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Classification
Object TypeManuscript Illumination 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
This source names Kashmir directly: "poet Firdausi, attributed to India, Kashmir, and dated to the late 19th or early 20th century, painted in ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper."
Source Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak, Metropolitan Museum of Art
This source names Zahhak directly: "The scene shows Faridun, the just king who overthrows the tyrant Zahhak, inside Zahhak's own palace."
Source Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Belongs to Tradition
Source Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Depicts
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title for this Shahnama folio names Faridun in the palace of the tyrant Zahhak.
Source Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Originated In
India, Regions Source Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sources
1. Faridun in the Palace of Zahhak, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art- Metropolitan Museum of Art 68.215.20
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A folio from a Shahnama, the Persian Book of Kings compiled by the poet Firdausi, attributed to India, Kashmir, and dated to the late 19th or early 20th century, painted in ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper.
Originated In: India, Object record: Country
Country: India
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