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Summary
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Alexander asking a dervish for knowledge that will enable him to win a battle
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| Title |
Alexander asking a dervish for knowledge that will enable him to win a battle |
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| Part of |
Falnamah ('Book of Divination')  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Description |
English: Alexander asking a dervish for knowledge that will enable him to win a battle
‘The picture of Alexander going to the cave to see the dervish whose prayers are answered, and asking him for help in taking the fortress, and the dervish praying [for him]’. This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. It consists of a series of 35 double-page openings, each with a large min ... See full description on web site. |
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| Depicted people |
Alexander the Great |
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| Date | circa 1610-30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ink, opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper; 19th-century Indian binding of green leather with gold-tooled frames in a European manner | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
MSS 979 Folio 36b (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | India, the Deccan, probably Golconda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Falnamah ('Book of Divination') |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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As part of its programme of cultural philanthropy, the Khalili Foundation has shared images from the eight Khalili Collections. These objects come from many different cultures and time periods, and some have a profound cultural and religious significance. Please use this material responsibly, showing respect to the cultures to which these objects are precious. |
| Media from the Khalili Collections uploaded by User:MartinPoulter (KC WIR) are released under CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO. | ||
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