'Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave', Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98, Attributed to India, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper, Page: 9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. (25.1 x 15.9 cm), Codices, attributed to Basawan (Indian, active ca. 1556–1600), The Khamsa of the Indian poet Amir Khusrau includes a section on the philosopher-king Alexander the Great, who in Khusrau’s telling of his life led expeditions to China, Russia, and the Western Isles, and also undertook quests of a spiritual dimension
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Alexander Visits, Sage Plato, Mountain Cave, Folio, Khamsa, Quintet, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98, Attributed, India, Main support, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, Page, 9 7/8 x 6 1/4, 25.1 15.9 cm, Codices, attributed to Basawan, Indian, active ca., 1556–1600, Indian poet, Amir, Khusrau, includes, section, philosopher-king Alexander, Great, telling, life led, expeditions, China, Russia, Western Isles, undertook quests, spiritual dimension
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