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Collections

A Robber Attacking a Traveller1590-1600

Not on view
Persian manuscript painting in ink and light wash, mounted on a red border with gold floral decoration and panels of Persian script, depicting three figures and a saddled camel in a sparse outdoor setting

Unknown, A Robber Attacking a Traveller, 1590-1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
A Robber Attacking a Traveller
Place Made
Iran, Isfahan
Date Made
1590-1600
Medium
Ink with color washes on paper
Dimensions
3 3/16 x 5 15/16 in. (8.10 x 15.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.473
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.