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Rustam Rescues Bizhan from the Pit, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi1570-1580

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Persian-style miniature painting in opaque pigment and gold leaf, an older man crouches at the edge of a rocky pit lowering a chain to a bound younger figure seated at the bottom

Unknown, Rustam Rescues Bizhan from the Pit, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi, 1570-1580, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Rustam Rescues Bizhan from the Pit, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Place Made
Iran or Afghanistan, Khurasan
Date Made
1570-1580
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
6 5/16 x 5 11/16 in. (15.88 x 14.29 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.434
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.