"The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) ca. 1330–40 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi The arrogant enemy-hero Ashkabus scorns Rustam for facing him on foot, so Rustam ensures that Ashkabus will also be on foot by shooting his horse out from under him. The white cloud suggests the dust of battle. The warrior behind Rustam wears an aventail to protect his face and holds a shield of cane with a radiating pattern, both of which appear, similarly drawn, in other illustrations from this period and must therefore represent actual Ilkhanid "The Combat of Rustam and Ashkab
"The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) ca. 1330–40 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi The arrogant enemy-hero Ashkabus scorns Rustam for facing him on foot, so Rustam ensures that Ashkabus will also be on foot by shooting his horse out from under him. The white cloud suggests the dust of battle. The warrior behind Rustam wears an aventail to protect his face and holds a shield of cane with a radiating pattern, both of which appear, similarly drawn, in other illustrations from this period and must therefore represent actual Ilkhanid "The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) 452637
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