ManuscriptsPersian14th century
Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)
c. 1335
Dimensions
folio: 50.2 x 39.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 9/16 in.)
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