Turkmen Illustration

Kay Khusrau kills Aila

Folio from the Turkmen "Big Head" Shahnama, c.1494
Chapter 13g: The Great War between Kay Khusrau and Afrasiyab

Turkmen cavalryman with ventail
Turkmen horse-archer







Turkmen turbaned cavalryman
Shahnama dedicated to Sultan Ali Mirza 1493-94 AD
Painting, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Iran, Gilan.
Picture source: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi, Istanbul, 1978

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