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Entry of the Antichrist into Jerusalem, Page from a Manuscript of the Falnama (Book of Omens)circa 1550-60

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Persian manuscript painting, a mounted figure in blue robe and white turban rides a gray horse through a crowd of attendants before an architectural backdrop in gold, blue, and white
Manuscript page with horizontal lines of Persian calligraphy in black ink on aged golden-tan paper, written in nasta'liq script, with blue pigment visible at torn corners.
Title
Entry of the Antichrist into Jerusalem, Page from a Manuscript of the Falnama (Book of Omens)
Place Made
Iran, Tabriz (?)
Date Made
circa 1550-60
Period
Safavid (1501-1732)
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
23 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (59.4 x 44.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.72
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.