Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) (verso)

c. 1610

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) (verso), c. 1610. India, Bijapur, Deccan. Ink on gold-sprinkled paper, double-sided: recto: text, verso: text; page: 20.5 x 12.4 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.); text field: 13.3 x 6.8 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.283.2.b

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: ink on gold-sprinkled paper, double-sided: recto: text, verso: text
Medium: ink, gold-sprinkled, paper, double-sided, recto, text, verso
Dimensions: Page: 20.5 x 12.4 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.); Text field: 13.3 x 6.8 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.283.2.b
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India
Rights Statement: CC0