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Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi.
Firdausi's epic Book of Kings was composed c. 1010, and tells in Persian verse the mythical histories of fifty kings and queens from ancient pre-Islamic Iran. The stories blend historical figures and events with dramatic legend, featuring superhuman heroes, supernatural monsters and kings of variable quality. Depicted here is an episode from the reign of Iskandar, or Alexander the Great. Firdausi describes how Iskandar conquers Iran and India, and then pauses to make a pilgrimage to the Ka`ba shrine in Mecca, before proceeding to Egypt. In Mecca he meets the descendants of the prophet Ibhraim (Abraham).
Detached folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, caption in gold ("Iskandar goes to the Ka`ba") and painting (on recto), text copied by Muhammad Baqqal, dated 23 Jumada I 885H, Shiraz, Iran, 31 July 1480.
Iskandar visits the Ka‘ba in Mecca, from the Book of Kings (Shahnama) by Firdausi
Per 157.370
Per_157_370
Persian collection
Persian (language)
Approved Category 2017/Manuscript/Codex/Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Approved Place 2018/Middle East/Iran
Approved Place 2018/Middle East/Iran/Shiraz
Approved Place 2018/Middle East/Iran/Shiraz
Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
1480 (885H)
1480
1480
1480
1480
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Approved Material 2018/Organic/Plant (material)/Plant fibre/Paper (material)
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Colourant (material)/Pigment (material)
Approved Material 2018/Materials/Coating material/Ink (material)
Approved Material 2018/Inorganic/Metal (material)/Non-ferrous metal/Gold
Paper (material)
Pigment (material)
Ink (material)
Gold
GOOD
348 mm x 234 mm (height x width)
art
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Shiraz
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Muhammad Baqqal
Muhammad Baqqal
Shiraz
poe
Abu al-Qasim Firdausi
Abu al-Qasim Firdausi
Iran
probably
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