Iskandar kills the Abyssinian monster. Great Mongol (Demotte) Shahnama. Tabriz, Persia, c.1335. Ilkhanid Illustration. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 30.105.

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Ilkhanid Illustration
Great Mongol (Demotte) Shahnama
Chapter Iskandar (14 years).
Iskandar kills the Abyssinian monster.
Tabriz, Persia, c.1335AD

Iskandar kills the Abyssinian monster. Great Mongol (Demotte) Shahnama. Tabriz, Persia, c.1335. Ilkhanid Illustration. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 30.105.

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Firdawsi's "Shahnama": Alexander fights the rhinoceros of Habash
Persian
Ilkhanid period
before 1335
Object Place: Tabriz, Iran
DIMENSIONS: With borders: 59.1 x 39.7 cm (23 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.) Main support: 40.6 x 29.5 cm (16 x 11 5/8 in.)
ACCESSION NUMBER: 30.105
MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
CLASSIFICATIONS: Books and manuscripts
Provenance: Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1930, gift of Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 6, 1930)
Credit Line: Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts
Title of Work: Shahnama (Great Mongol)
Manuscript: 22.392-31.436
Accession Number: 30.105
Scene: Iskandar in Abyssinia
English Title: Iskandar fights the Habash monster
Dimensions (h x w): 160 x 290 mm
Format: Stepped within borders
Reconstructed Folio: 172r
Gregorian Date: 1335 (circa)
School: Tabriz, Ilkhanid period
Source: Shahnama Project

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