"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Sultan Muhammad Nur|Nizami

dated A.H. 931/1524–25 CE

"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja by Sultan Muhammad Nur|Nizami

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm) Page: H. 12 1/2 (31.7 cm) W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913

Accession Number

13.228.7.16

Tags

Alexander The GreatMenMusical Instruments

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