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Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami; Battle between Alexander and Darius (fol. 279). A.H. 931/ 1524-1525. Sultan Muhammad; Shaykh Zada; Author: Nizami (Ilyas Abu Muhammad Nizam al-Din of Ganj), probably 1141-1217; Calligrapher: Sultan Muhammad Nur; Calligrapher: Mahmud Muzahib. Safavid period. From present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Ink, colors and gold on paper, 12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (32.1 x 22.2 cm). Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913 (13.228.7.15).
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART337387
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Public
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4348px × 6450px
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Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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16th century CE
Alexander III the Great (356-323 BCE), King
Battle of Issus (333 BCE)
Calligraphy
Darius III (d.330 BCE) Codomannus
Fighting Scene
Herat, Afghanistan
Khamsa (Five Poems), Nizami
Manuscripts, Non-Western
Nizami (ca. 1140-1202), Persian Poet
Safavid Dynasty (1502-1736)