M0009858: Birth of Rustan (Rostam)

Gouache painting depicting an episode in the Shahnameh of Firdausi. Rudabah gives birth to Rustam by caesarian section. Above left, the Simurgh, the fabulous bird which had recommended caesarian section to save the life of the mother and child.

25 February 1947

1 photograph glass plate negative; 25.3 x 30.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 726949i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.