ManuscriptsPersian16th-17th century
Destruction of Temples by Iskandar (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Iskandar Nama of Nizami, right-hand side of a bifolio
16th-17th century
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folio: 34.5 x 22.9 cm (13 9/16 x 9 in.)
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