Alexander the Great Meets Rushanak, the Daughter of Darius

Description Provenance Credit

Description On this folio from Walters manuscript W.602, Alexander the Great meets Rushanak, the daughter of Darius.

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

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025) (Author)
Muhammad Mirak ibn Mir Muhammad al-Husayni al-Ustadi (Scribe)

Period

1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)

Medium

ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.602.427A

Measurements

H: 14 3/8 x W: 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm)

Geographies

Afghanistan, Herat (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Book of Kings (Shahnama)	Title
13th century AH/AD 19th century	Period
W.602.binding	Accession

Colophon	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.7A	Accession
alexandre	Tags

Bahram Gur Hunts Lions	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.504A	Accession
zarir	Tags

The Infant King Shapur II Enthroned	Title
Manuscript: 11th century AH/AD 17th century; Illustration: 1097 AH/AD 1685 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.479B	Accession

Bahram Bahramiyan Enthroned	Title
Manuscript: 11th century AH/AD 17th century; Illustration: 1097 AH/AD 1685 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.476B	Accession

Book of Kings (Shahnama)	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602	Accession
combat, persia, iran	Tags

Isfandiyar Kills Arjasp	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.381A	Accession

Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.106B	Accession

Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.9A	Accession

Bahram Gur Decapitates a Lion	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.513A	Accession

Bahram Gur Enthroned	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.499B	Accession

Bahram Gur Hunts with his Men	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.494B	Accession

Munzir Introduces Bahram Gur to Two Maidens, One a Servant, the Other a Harpist	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.493A	Accession

Shapur Besieges the Roman Fortress of Nasibin	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.488A	Accession

Shapur Cuts Off the Nose and Ears of the King of Rum	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.486A	Accession

Kay Khusraw Crosses Lake Zarah in Pursuit of Afrasiyab	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.319A	Accession

Kay Khusraw, Having Conquered Afrasiyab’s Fortress, Sits on his Throne	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.311A	Accession

Ardashir, on his Deathbed, Cedes the Throne to Shapur	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.472B	Accession

Ardashir Recognizes his Son Shapur During a Polo Game	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.465A	Accession

Ardashir Hangs Haftvad and his Eldest Son	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.462B	Accession

Ardashir Executes Mihrak	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.460B	Accession

The Execution of Ardavan by Ardashir	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.456B	Accession

Alexander the Great Kills Fur, the King of India	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.433B	Accession

Alexander the Great Mourns the Dying Darius	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.423B	Accession

Humay Enthroned	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.415B	Accession

Rustam Kills his Brother Shaghad Before Dying in the Pit	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.410B	Accession

Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eyes with a Double-pointed Arrow	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.403A	Accession

The First Combat of Rustam and Isfandiyar	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.397B	Accession

Rustam and Isfandiyar Parley	Title
Manuscript: 11th century AH/AD 17th century; Illustration: 1097 AH/AD 1685 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.391B	Accession

Isfandiyar Kills Gurgsar During the Seventh Exploit	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.377B	Accession

Bidarafsh Kills Zarir, the Brother of Gushtasp	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.355A	Accession

Gushtasp Fight with Ilyas	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.346A	Accession

Gushtasp Kills a Wolf	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.341B	Accession
shahnama	Tags

Luhrasp Enthroned	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.337B	Accession

Kay Khusraw Slays Afrasiyab	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.325A	Accession

Afrasiyab’s Chieftains Before Kay Khusraw	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.314B	Accession

The Army of Kay Khusraw Battles the Army of Shidah	Title
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)	Period
W.602.302A	Accession