"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Sultan Muhammad Nur|Nizami
Artist bio: Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536|present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja
Artist role: Calligrapher|Author
Artist nationality: Iranian| 
Date: A.H. 931/1524–25 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
                W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Page: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
          W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Horses|Battles|Men