Iskander as an Enthroned Arab Ruler and his Guards. The 'Kitab al-Hayawan' of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. 14th century. Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan.

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Iskander as an Enthroned Arab Ruler and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jāḥiẓ

An Enthroned Arab Ruler and his Guards. The 'Kitab al-Hayawan' of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. 14th century. (Ambrosian Library)

Iskander with a drawn curved sword. The Zoology of al-Jāḥiẓ. p25a. fourteenth century. (Ambrosian Library)
Source: p211, Plate 215, "Medieval Arab Arms" by Adbel Rahman Zaky, pp202-212 in: Islamic Arms and Armour, ed. Robert Elgood, London 1979.

From the same manuscript: An Enthroned Arab Ruler or Judge and his Guards. The Kitab al-Hayawan of al-Jāḥiẓ. p36a. 14th century. Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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