Photo of collection object Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.). Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.658. CC0.

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama

1330–35

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund 1943.658 The Shahnama is an epic poem that traces the fortunes of heroes and kings, of lovers and enemies.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Manuscript
Formatted Medium
opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Departments
Islamic Art
Accession Number
1943.658
Credit Line
Grace Rainey Rogers Fund
Rights Statement
CC0

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