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Alexander the Great in Bed with an Indian Girl Given to him by the Indian King Kaydi

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)
885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.604 depicts Alexander the Great in bed with an Indian girl given to him by the Indian King Kaydi.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23.5 x 16 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.604.255A

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)
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