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| Keywords: Amir Khusraw Dihlavi - Alexander the Great Invents a Mirror - Walters W62389B - Full Page.jpg On this folio from Walters manuscript W 623 Alexander the Great Iskandar invents a mirror that when mounted on a tower shows everything within a radius of 60 farsangs and thus enables Alexander's men to attack marauding pirates islamic 1609 1017 Safavid ink pigments laid paper cm 34 5 22 accession number W 623 89B 18740 Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali 'Ali date and mode of acquisition unknown ownsership statement plus seal on fol 1a Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Pearls of the Parrot of India The Emperor Akbar's Illustrated Khamsa 1597-1598 The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2005-2006 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Khamsa of Amir Khusraw Walters MS 623 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings of Alexander the Great | ||||
