Man being stabbed in a tent

Details

• Title

  Man being stabbed in a tent

• Series

  Book of Kings

• Artist/maker

  Abu’l-Qasim Firdawsi (AD 935 - 1020) (author)

• Associated place

  Asia › India (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1450

• Material and technique

  gouache with gold on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  visual representation › painting;

  communications equipment › manuscript

• Dimensions

  mount 55.6 x 40.3 cm (height x width)
  painting 26.3 x 16.7 cm (height x width)
  image and text 19 x 12.5 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by B. W. Robinson, 1962.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1962.153

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