Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; recto: text, Faridun captures Zahhak; verso: Faridun strikes Zahhak with the ox-headed mace
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1996.2Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black nasta’liq script; recto: text: Faridun captures Zahhak, 4 columns with illuminated panels and triangular illuminations, 12 lines of text written diagonally; verso: illustration and text: Faridun strikes Zahhak with the ox-headed mace, inscription, six lines of text. …