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Iskandar's Mother Weeping Over his Bier (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Iskandar's Mother Weeping Over his Bier (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Aq Qoyunlu period

Manuscripts