Shahnamah
Shahnamah
- Description:
- Folio 241 recto: In Babylon Iskandar Sees the Stillborn Baby, Omen of His Death
- Author:
- Abu al-Qasim Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
- Copyist:
- Muhammad ibn Shaykh ʿAqil al-Sharif Qumi
- Language:
- Persian
- Medium:
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Location:
- Iran
- Dimensions:
- Folio: H. 35.6 cm; W. 24.6 cm
- Date:
- 1591
- Inventory Number:
- Lewis O. 53
- Lender:
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Credit:
- Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia
Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia