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Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Unidentified Artistc. 1330 - 1340

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

Recto: Text: 31 lines of naskhi in 6 columns, including one heading:
"Iskandar's letter to the Fur of Hind" (reserved against a ground of red hatching with blue dots.)
Verso: Text: 10 lines of naskhi in 6 columns, including one picture caption
"Iskandar battling with the Fur of Hind and Picture of the Iron Horses and Soldiers" (reserved against a ground of faint red spirals and blue dots)
Written in lower margin: "Alexander"

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  • Title: Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)
  • Creator: Unidentified Artist
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/1
  • Date: c. 1330 - 1340
  • Physical Dimensions: w39.5 x h50.2 cm (folio)
  • Period: Ilkhanid period
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes
  • Creation Place: Tabriz/Iran/Middle East
  • Type: Manuscripts
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
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