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Iskandar at the Kaaba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
Unknowncirca 1485-1495
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
Details
- Title: Iskandar at the Kaaba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: circa 1485-1495
- Location: Iran, Shiraz
- Physical Dimensions: 9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.8 x 15.6 cm)
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object Classification: Manuscripts
- Full Title: Iskandar at the Kaaba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
- Curatorial Area: Islamic Art
- Credit Line: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
- Chronology: 13th - 15th centuries
- Artwork Accession Number: M.73.5.462
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