Kay Kaus, King of Persia, captured by the King of Hamavaran, c. 1500

Large gouache miniature-type painting; warriors leading war prisoners with hands tied behind backs, 1 warrior kneeling on downed enemy and tying his hands; manuscript text above and below; perhaps from royal manuscript of the Shanama of Firelawsi. Large gouache miniature-type painting; warriors leading war prisoners with hands tied behind backs, 1 warrior kneeling on downed enemy and tying his hands; manuscript text above and below; perhaps from royal manuscript of the Shanama of Firelawsi. Upright folio; margins; yellowed, edges worn. London, Maggs, 1962. title provided by cataloger