Rustem on Horseback in Combat with Another Horseman
Artist
Unknown
CulturePersian
Date1300-1350
MediumPaper, watercolor
DimensionsOverall: 14 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (37.1 x 28.3 cm)
InscribedOn back upper left "T667". In upper right corner "19gr I 2274".
Credit LineNorfolk Society of Arts memorial purchase in honor of Mildred A. Baum by bequest from Miss Ida Adelsdof
Object number54.20.1
Not on view
DescriptionPersian miniature from the Pompeian Red Shah-Nama. Miniature between twelve rows of calligraphy. Six long lines of calligraphy in black divided by red lines. Mated with 54.19.1.Exhibition HistoryNorfolk Society of the Arts, Nov. 1953, Exhibition. Published ReferencesVirginia Pilot, 10/8/56, "Museum Piece of the Week".
