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Iskandar at the Kaaba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")circa 1485-1495

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Illustrated Persian manuscript page with a central painted scene showing two groups of robed male figures flanking a black building, surrounded by columns of Persian script above and below
Title
Iskandar at the Kaaba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
circa 1485-1495
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.8 x 15.6 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.462
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.