The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318)
c. 1596
Basavana
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318), c. 1596. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600), Sur Das (Indian). Color on paper; image: 34 x 20 cm (13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.); overall: 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.502.a This fortified city in the heart of Kurdistan, now called Irbil, is in Iraq.
- Maker/Artist
- Basavana
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 34 x 20 cm (13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.); Overall: 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: recto lower left: [translated] Siege of the fort of Irbil by Urgatu Nuyan and the attainment of victory by command of Hulagu Khan.; verso overall: [text]
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1947.502.a
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures, Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003., <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).
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- CC0
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