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Eskandar in a Tree Pavilion, India, ca. 1610, Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, AKM147
![AKM147_2013[1] high res Alexander in tree pavilion.jpg](https://spatial-humanities.library.utoronto.ca/files/thumbnails/b2417ff197fde860f139cbf1d901cfbf.jpg "AKM147_2013[1] high res Alexander in tree pavilion.jpg")
Persian, Indian, and European forms converge in this stunning painting of Alexander the Great (Eskandar). Seated in a pose that resembles that of the Mughal ruler Humayun, Eskandar wears a helmet engraved with the image of a horse -- perhaps his…
f.161r (detail
see f.160v-161r
f.162v (detail)
see folio 162v-163r
f160r (detail)
See folio 159v-160r
Garden Carpet, Central Persia
Carpet illustrating the four gardens of Jannah (The Garden of Paradise in Islam). The carpet is made of cotton, silk and wool.