"Siyavush Recounts His Nightmare to Farangis", Folio 195r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, circa 1525–30

Folio from an illustrated manuscript; codices. Date: circa 1525–30. Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); ; W. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm); ; Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm); ; W. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm); ; Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm); ; W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Medium: gold, ink, paper, silver, watercolor. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.