Turkmen Illustration

The Battle of the Twelve Heroes

Folio from the Turkmen "Big Head" Shahnama, c.1494

Picture source: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi, Istanbul, 1978

Painting, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 9 1/2 x 6 in. (24.13 x 15.24 cm). Iran, Gilan.
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.75.24)

Back to the smaller image of The Battle of the Twelve Heroes, from the Turkmen 'Big Head' Shahnama, c.1494