"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

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Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, dated 887 1482, Made in Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 8 3/4 x 5 3/8in. ( x ), Codices, Alexander the Great figures prominently in Persian literature and histories, including in the Shahnama, where he is described as the half-brother of the Persian king Darab, who is sometimes considered to be the historical figure Darius

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