"Zal Expounds the Mysteries of the Magi", Folio 87v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Name: "Zal Expounds the Mysteries of the Magi", Folio 87v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Title	"Zal Expounds the Mysteries of the Magi", Folio 87v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Author	Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)
Publication Date:	ca. 1525
Publication Place	Made in Iran, Tabriz -
Subject	Islamic Art
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Painting: H. 10 15/16 in. (27.9 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) Frame: H. 23 in. (58.4 cm) W. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Library:	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Library Asset ID	1970.301.14
Record ID	452123
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	ca. 1525
Notes	Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 — Made in Iran, Tabriz
Malzeme	Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

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"Zal Expounds the Mysteries of the Magi", Folio 87v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus)

Publication Date ca. 1525

Publication Place Made in Iran, Tabriz -

Subject Islamic Art

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Painting: H. 10 15/16 in. (27.9 cm) W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) Frame: H. 23 in. (58.4 cm) W. 17 in. (43.2 cm)

Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Library Asset ID 1970.301.14

Record ID 452123

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date ca. 1525

Notes Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 — Made in Iran, Tabriz

Malzeme Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper