SI Art Image Image BrowserBrowse

The Div Akwan Flings Rustam into the Sea, from Firdawsi's Shah-nameh

Click on the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.


Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Artist: Anonymous, Iranian, Shiraz School, Timurid School
Nationality: Iranian
Artist Dates: active 14th-15th century

Title: The Div Akwan Flings Rustam into the Sea, from Firdawsi's Shah-nameh
Date: ca. 1460
Object Type: manuscript
Medium: gouache and gold leaf
Subjects: manuscript, Persian, illuminated, Shah-nameh, script, Arabic, Div, reclining figure, male, , sea

Holding Institution: The University of Michigan Museum of Art
Accession No.: 1963/1.53

Image Source: The University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Accession No.: PCD4160-2011-0905-44


Browse by:
Artist || Title || Nationality || Date || Object Type || Medium || Subjects

Home Page Search


The University of Michigan School of Information
Please send questions about art objects (from the University of Michigan Museum of Art only) to: Webmaster