Rakhsh Defends Rustam from the Div Akvan

Dateearly 19th century, late Mughal Period (1526-1857)

Geographic OriginIndia

MediumOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

DimensionsFramed: H 22 x D 4 x W 24 in. (H 55.9 x D 10.2 x W 61 cm)
Image: H 8 x W 4 1/2 in. (H 20.3 x W 11.4 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 2014 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund

Object number2014.4

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Label Caption Title Rakhsh Defends Rustam from the Div Akvan

Descriptive Title The Div Akvan Throws Rustam into the Sea from the Shanama

Inscriptions[Upper] Cho Rustám Béjonb?d bár Kh?shtán/ Béd? Goft Ákv?n Ké Éi P?ltan [Lower] Yék? ?réz? Kon ké t? áz Háv?,/ Koj?t Áfkánám Chon Ké Kárdi Ráh? [Upper] Cho Rustám Béjonb?d bár Kh?shtán/ Béd? Goft Ákv?n Ké Éi P?ltan [Lower] Yék? ?réz? Kon ké t? áz Háv?,/ Koj?t Áfkánám Chon Ké Kárdi Ráh? ProvenancePrivate Collection, Greece, since 1950sExhibition History"Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam through Time & Place", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 12 - May 15, 2016).

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