Folio Painting of Iskandar and the Talking Tree
Item
Title
Folio Painting of Iskandar and the Talking Tree
Description
This manuscript folio, illustrated in The Great Mongol Shahnama, depicts the scene when Iskandar reaches the talking tree at the end of the world. The talking tree, which has both human and animal heads, warns Iskandar of his imminent death. This painting is an example of another well-known illustration of Iskandar in The Great Mongol Shahnama.
Creator
Unknown
Temporal Coverage
ca. 1330s
Spatial Coverage
Tabriz, Iran
Type
Image
Date Created
Unknown
Source
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1935.23/
Contributor
Isaac Norten
Rights
Freer Gallery of Art
