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Object Number: 1935.20
An Indian Embassy before Sultan Mahmud of Ghanzna, from the "Majmal al-Tawarikh" of Hafiz-e Abru
Artist/Culture:
Persian
(Seljuk, 1000–1199)
Artist/Culture:
Herat
Date: about 1425
Medium: ink and watercolor with touches of gold metallic paint on paper
Dimensions:
43 x 33.7 cm
Classification: Non-Western Miniatures
Credit Line: Jerome Wheelock Fund
Label Text:Page from the dispersed Assembly of History by Hafiz-e Abru, court historian of Timur and Shah Rukh.
This page of the world history concerns Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna (r. 998-1030), who recieved Indian booty in the form of elephants, as shown, and subsequently invaded India
This page of the world history concerns Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna (r. 998-1030), who recieved Indian booty in the form of elephants, as shown, and subsequently invaded India
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