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Collections

Iskandar and Khizr and the Fountain of Immortality, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)circa 1485-95

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Persian manuscript page with a central illustration showing two robed, flame-haloed figures over a large ornate disc, two riders on horseback behind, surrounded by Persian script above and below
Title
Iskandar and Khizr and the Fountain of Immortality, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
circa 1485-95
Period
Timurid (1370-1506)
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 x 6 in. (22.54 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.590
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.