"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)

Author Hafiz-i Abru Iranian

ca. 1425

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Title: "Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
Author: Hafiz-i Abru (Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan)
Date: ca. 1425
Geography: Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on brownish paper
Dimensions: Painting with Text Block: H. 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm)
W. 12 1/4 in. (37.1 cm)
Page: H. 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm)
W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
Mat: H.19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
Object Number: 37.193
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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