ManuscriptsIndian14th-15th century
Gudarz Slays Piran, Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi
14th-15th century
Dimensions
17.8 x 18.3 cm (7 x 7 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Wetzel acquired it from Rosenberg in Paris, 1914 (Ham Archives, Wetzel bequest).
Related Artworks
View MoreManuscripts
Manuscript of the Forty Hadiths by Jami
Sultan Ahmad Haravi, 1552
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Folio 53 from a Fragment of a Qur'an: Sura 9: 60 (recto and verso)
Unknown Artist, 13th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
13th centuryEgyptianManuscripts
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 6: 89 - 93 (recto), Sura 6: 93 - 98 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Baki
Unknown Artist, 1590-1600
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper; leather binding
16th centuryOttomanManuscripts
Krishna and Balarama at a Wrestling Match (painting, recto), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series
Unknown Artist, c. 1760
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
18th centuryIndianManuscripts
Folio 331 from a Qur'an: Invocation (recto), Zodiac Chart and Ownership Stamp (verso)
Unknown Artist, c. 1533
Ink on paper
16th and 19th centuryPersianManuscripts
Painting (recto), Poetry (verso), folio 153 from a Manuscript of the Complete Works of Sa`di
Unknown Artist, c. 1805
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
19th-20th centuryPersianManuscripts
Saranga Ragini (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
Unknown Artist, c. 1680
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
17th centuryIndianManuscripts
Sufis by a Mountain Spring
Unknown Artist, c. 1590
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
One Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript: Gandavyuha Sutra (Folio 11)
Unknown Artist, 12th century
Double-sided detached leaf from a manuscript with illustration; ink and color on palm leaf
12th centuryNepaleseManuscripts
Frontispiece from a Prayer Book (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, right-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, 19th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
19th centuryPersianManuscripts
Folio from an Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman
Unknown Artist, c. 1669-1670
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryPersian