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Iskandar Marries Rushanak

Mo'en Mosavverc. 1650

Chester Beatty

Chester Beatty
Dublin, Ireland

Iskandar and his bride, Rushanak, sit together on a high throne (note the set of steps) in a domed pavilion. A group of women play music and wait, ready to attend to their needs, as a candle and oil lamps burn, suggesting it is night.

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  • Title: Iskandar Marries Rushanak
  • Creator: By Mu‘in Musavvir
  • Date Created: c. 1650
  • Physical Location: Dublin, Ireland
  • Location Created: Iran
  • Original Source: Chester Beatty, Dublin
  • Rights: © Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
  • Collection Number: CBL Per 270.66
  • Additional Description: Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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