AlbumsOttoman16th century

Rustam on Horseback slaying a div with a Sword

c. 1575-1585

Classification

Albums

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

17 x 10.3 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, London, 1 July 1969 lot 322], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1969, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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