Rustam kills Shaghad before dying

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Battle scene from the Shahnameh. The image appears to show the aftermath of a battle. Thee warriors on horseback appear to by dying. One is firing an arrow. One man in the foreground appears injured having suffered a head wound, an armoured figure is tending to him, nearby is a dog. To the right of the image is a group of armed men on horseback, one appears affluent. Above the image are four columns of text in Arabic.

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