Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi / Shiraz and Timurid Schools

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Accession Number: 1963/1.66
Title: Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist: Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Artist Nationality: Iranian
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1460
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Dimensions: 26.7 cm x 17.8 cm (10 1/2 in. x 7 in.)
Century: 15th century
Primary Keywords: shahnama; umbrella
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; literary; objects
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1388 x 1904
File Size: 352 KB
Record: 1963/1.66
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.66/1963_1.66.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Cross, w17 - Shahnama (40); Arts from Persia and Iran (165); Before 1492 (500); Devotional objects across religions (126); History 239: UMMA Objects (24); History 239: World Before 1492 Objects (60); Introduction to manuscripts and early print (148); Poetry and Narratives (95); Shahnama (39); Shahnameh pages for Cobalt group (8); The texts of Islam (21)

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Full citation: "Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi; Shiraz and Timurid Schools." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.66/1963_1.66.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.