"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated 931 1524–25

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Alexander at a Banquet', Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated 931 1524–25, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 6 11/16 in. (17 cm), Codices, The Khamsa of Nizami, written between 1298 and 1302, is a canonical work of Persian literature. One of the five poems within it tells the story of Alexander the Great, who is identified as the half-brother of the Persian king Darab in various histories

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