Khamsa

Image of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper of a burning building in the background at top, and a group of people and an elephant. The page also has persian writing around the depicted scene.

Khamsa

Description:: Folios 290 verso, 291 recto: Iskandar Destroys the Fire Temple

Author:: Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)

Copyist:: Unknown

Language:: Persian

Medium:: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Location:: Kashmir

Dimensions:: Folio: H. 27.1 cm; W. 15.6 cm

Date:: 1798

Inventory Number:: Ms. Yah. Ar. 1019

Lender:: National Library of Israel

Credit:: From the collections of The National Library of Israel

National Library of Israel