"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Hafiz-i Abru
Artist bio: Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: ca. 1425
Medium: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on brownish paper
Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
W. 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Herat   Afghanistan  
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Horses|Alexander The Great|Men