Faramarz
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Faramarz is an Iranian legendary hero in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. He was the son of Rostam and was ultimately killed by Kay Bahman.
Faramarz mourning Rostam and Zavareh, Baysonghori Shahnameh (1430)
Kay Bahman's attack on Sistan and defeat of Faramarz in the Jami al-tawarikh, written by Hafiz-i Abru. (Held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Bahram Gur Fights the Horned Wolf, folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama
IRAN Miniatur by UNESCO 1957
Shahnameh
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The Shahnameh, also romanized Shahnama, is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 distichs
Plate with a hunting scene from the tale of Bahram Gur and Azadeh. The imagery on this plate represents the earliest known depiction of a well-known episode from the story of Bahram Gur, which seems to have been popular for centuries, but was only recorded in the Shahnameh, centuries after this plate was created. Iran, c. 5th century A.D. Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Rostam cycle', fragment of the Penjikent murals in the Hermitage Museum. 7-8th-century
Beaker (mina'i ware) illustrating the story of Bijan and Manijeh. Iran, late 12th century. Freer Gallery of Art
Page from the Florence Shahnameh, the oldest known Shahnameh manuscript. Anatolia, 1217. National Central Library of Florence