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Iskandar with the Khaqan of Chin, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")1550

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Persian manuscript page, gouache and ink on paper, showing a courtly interior scene with robed figures seated on a floral carpet, surrounding text panels in Persian script, and two smaller framed vignettes at right
Title
Iskandar with the Khaqan of Chin, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
1550
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolors and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 13/16 x 5 13/16 in. (19.69 x 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.454
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.