Bahram Gur finds Jamshid's treasures
HISTORICAL PERIOD: Il-Khanid dynasty, Mongol period, ca.1330
MEDIUM: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
DIMENSIONS: H x W: 40.8 x 30.1 cm (16 1/16 x 11 7/8 in)
GEOGRAPHY: Iran, Tabriz
CREDIT LINE: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
ACCESSION NUMBER: F1935.24

PREVIOUS OWNERS
Hagop Kevorkian 1872 - 1962
Georges Demotte 1877 - 1923

DESCRIPTION
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script, titles in gold naskh outlined in black; recto: illustration and text, Bahram Gur finds Jamshid's treasures, six columns, 21 lines; verso: text unrelated to the recto, Jahan takes Afrasiyab's message to Kay Khusraw, six columns, 31 lines; one of a group of 16 folios.

Source: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC, F1935.24

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Washington, D.C., Freer Gallery of Art
Title of Work: Shahnama (Great Mongol)
Manuscript: F1935.24 - F1935.24
Accession Number: F1935.24
Chapter 35 - Bahram Gur (1) (63 years)
Scene: Bahram Gur finds Jamshid's treasures
Dimensions (h x w): 208 x 288 mm
Format: Rectangular within borders
Reconstructed Folio: 204v
Gregorian Date: 1335 (circa)
School: Tabriz
Source: Shahnama Project