Khamsa
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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