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Iskandar

Painting
ca. 1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Iskandar (Alexander the Great) in a ship, his followers observing a sea-monster, from the Iskandar Nama. The monster has a human face, four legs and a tail each surmounted with a reptile head, and wings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIskandar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Iskandar in a ship, observing sea monster, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, ca. 1600
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Iskandar (Alexander the Great) in a ship, his followers observing a sea-monster, from the Iskandar Nama. The monster has a human face, four legs and a tail each surmounted with a reptile head, and wings.
Content description
Iskandar in a ship, his followers observing a sea-monster.
Style
Object history
From a copy of the Iskandar Nama; IS.294 to 297-1951 were purchased together for £37/4/0.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.294-1951

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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