Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)
ManuscriptsPersian14th century

Iskandar's Iron Cavalry Battles King Fur of Hind (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

c. 1335

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink, colors, gold, and silver on paper
Culture
Persian
Period
Ilkhanid period
Century
14th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 50.2 x 39.5 cm (19 3/4 x 15 9/16 in.)

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