Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Iskandar Watching the Sirens on the Lake

Manuscript
Era: unknown period, Persia
Date: 15th century
Kept in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
Source: Iranian.com

In this manuscript, Alexander the Great is watching the sirens of the lake, which is a story taken from Nizami's Khamsa (Five Poems). This manuscript was possibly created in Shiraz, Iran.