ManuscriptsPersian16th-17th century
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Iskandar Nama of Nizami
16th-17th century
Dimensions
folio: 34.4 x 23.1 cm (13 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
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