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A Court Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Habib al-Siyar (Friend of Biographies) of Khwandamir1590-1600

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Illustrated manuscript page with a central courtly scene, a robed figure enthroned under an arched pavilion surrounded by turbaned attendants, set within a gold-scrollwork border with pheasant motifs

Unknown, A Court Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Habib al-Siyar (Friend of Biographies) of Khwandamir, 1590-1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
A Court Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Habib al-Siyar (Friend of Biographies) of Khwandamir
Place Made
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan
Date Made
1590-1600
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (28.5 x 16.0 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.445
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.