Shahnamah

Shahnamah

Description:
Folio 241 recto: In Babylon Iskandar Sees the Stillborn Baby, Omen of His Death
Author:
Abu al-Qasim Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
Copyist:
Muhammad ibn Shaykh ʿAqil al-Sharif Qumi
Language:
Persian
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Location:
Iran
Dimensions:
Folio: H. 35.6 cm; W. 24.6 cm
Date:
1591
Inventory Number:
Lewis O. 53
Lender:
Free Library of Philadelphia
Credit:
Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia
Rare Book Department, Free Library of Philadelphia