An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam killing the lion during his second khwan (trial), Persia, 16th century

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Rustam killing the lion during his second khwan (trial)
Persia, 16th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, text written in four columns in nasta'liq in black ink, heading in nastaliq script in red ink, intercolumnar and inner margins ruled in gold, illustration in gouache and gold

200 x 113 mm. (sight)