"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi ca. 1300–30 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi The leader of a pack of huge wolves encountered by Iskandar and his troops in Habash (Abyssinia) is described by the poet as having one dark horn on its head. The artist has depicted a long unicorn-like creature and has added flames from the shoulders. The strong decorative sense so inherent in Persian painting throughout its history remains paramount in this painting, in spite of the fearsome struggle taking place, or the appearance of such foreign elements as Mongol costume
"Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi ca. 1300–30 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi The leader of a pack of huge wolves encountered by Iskandar and his troops in Habash (Abyssinia) is described by the poet as having one dark horn on its head. The artist has depicted a long unicorn-like creature and has added flames from the shoulders. The strong decorative sense so inherent in Persian painting throughout its history remains paramount in this painting, in spite of the fearsome struggle taking place, or the appearance of such foreign elements as Mongol costumes and "Iskandar Kills the Habash Monster", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi 452045
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