Story of Bahman Seeking Rustam and Launching a Boulder toward Him (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Persian
Text folio with title “Bahman arrives at the hunting ground of Rustam and Zal” and a second title, now illegible
Verso. Text corresponds with Mohl, vol. 4, pp. 586-589, lines 2698 - 2728; text describes Bahman meeting Zal, seeking and sizing up Rustam who is cooking an onager, and then launching a boulder towards him from the mountain-top, hoping to slay him.
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Safavid period