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anonymous: 'Alexander Visits the Ka'bah', Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi's Shahnamah  wikidata:Q105747923 reasonator:Q105747923
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Title
'Alexander Visits the Ka'bah', Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi's 'Shahnamah' Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"'Alexander Visits the Ka'bah', Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi's 'Shahnamah' Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"'Alexander Visits the Ka'bah', Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi's 'Shahnamah' Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type illuminated manuscript / painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnamah showing Alexander visiting the Kaaba. Shiraz, Iran mid-16th century
Depicted people Alexander the Great Edit this at Wikidata
Language Persian Edit this at Wikidata
Date 16th century
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
 Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
Accession number
MSS 771 (Khalili Collection: Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Shiraz Edit this at Wikidata
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anonymous: 'Alexander Visits the Ka'bah', Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi's Shahnamah  wikidata:Q105747923 reasonator:Q105747923
Artist
unknown artist
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
‘Alexander the Great Visits the Ka‘bah’, Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnamah
title QS:P1476,en:"‘Alexander the Great Visits the Ka‘bah’, Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnamah"
label QS:Len,"‘Alexander the Great Visits the Ka‘bah’, Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnamah"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnamah showing Alexander visiting the Kaaba. Shiraz, Iran mid-16th century
Depicted people Alexander the Great Edit this at Wikidata
Language Persian Edit this at Wikidata
Date mid-16th century
Medium ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
Accession number
MSS 771 (Khalili Collection: Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Shiraz Edit this at Wikidata
Notes More info at museum site
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Source/Photographer Khalili Collections
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