Khamsa

Khamsa

Description:
Folio 241 recto: Iskandar and the Khaqan of Chin Feast and Drink Together
Author:
Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)
Copyist:
Unknown
Language:
Persian
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Location:
Shiraz
Dimensions:
Folio: H. 30.3 cm; W. 19.5 cm
Date:
ca. 1585
Inventory Number:
MS. M.470
Lender:
Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Credit:
Morgan Library & Museum, New York, M. 847.1–3: Gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene, 1951.Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York