"Alexander Fights a Sea Battle", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
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"Alexander Fights a Sea Battle", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi)

Painting by Dharmadas

1597–98

Medium
Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper Margins: Gold on dyed paper
Classification
Codices
Dimensions
H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Culture
India
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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