Detail of The Combat of Giv & Kamus from the Houghton Shahnama in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018

Page from the “Houghton Shahnama”: The Combat of Giv and Kamus (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

Date: ca. 1522-1540

Culture: Iranian

Category: Manuscripts

Paintings, Works On Paper

Medium: manuscript ink, transparent and opaque watercolors, gold paint, and gold leaf on wove papers

Collection: South Asian Art

Dimensions: Sheet: 18 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (47.31 × 32.07 cm)
Image: 11 × 8 1/4 in. (27.94 × 20.96 cm)
Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)

Object Number: 78.121

Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8105764