Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, 1660s

Illustrated manuscript; codices. Date: 1660s. Dimensions: Painting (folio 158v): H. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm); ; W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); ; Text block: H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm); ; W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm); ; Binding: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); ; W. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm); ; D. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Medium: gold, ink, paper, silver, watercolor. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.