Lot Essay
The Story of Alexander the Great was versified by the Iranian poet Nizami and later by Delhi-born Amir Khusraw during the 15th century.
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SULTANATE INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, 15TH CENTURY
Details
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE ISKANDARNAMA
SULTANATE INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, 15TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments and black ink on paper, an old man is brought before a ruler seated beneath a scalloped arch, four columns of black nasta'liq script, with central heading in blue ink, mounted
9 ½ x 6 ½in. (24 x 16.5cm.)
SULTANATE INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, 15TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments and black ink on paper, an old man is brought before a ruler seated beneath a scalloped arch, four columns of black nasta'liq script, with central heading in blue ink, mounted
9 ½ x 6 ½in. (24 x 16.5cm.)
Provenance
P & D Colnaghi & Co, acquired 30 May 1980
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