"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
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: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on brownish paper
Dimensions: Painting with Text Block: H. 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm)
                                            W. 12 1/4 in. (37.1 cm)
Page: H. 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm)
           W. 13 3/8 in. (34 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: Rogers Fund, 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Men|Calligraphy|Horses