Frontispiece, from a manuscript of Nigaristan

Author: Ahmad

1573-74 CE/980 AH/AH 980

Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper

Aga Khan Museum

A group of men and horses are depicted in a landscape with a decorative border. Several men are carrying baskets of fruit. A group of men and horses are depicted in a landscape with a decorative border. Several men are carrying baskets of fruit. Further Reading Folio page AKM272.f1v shows a view of an interior of a palace with a man enthroned in the horizontal centre of the picture field. To his left is another figure, also seated on a chair. Additional figures are arranged in the room in a circle around the crowned figure. Some are serving fruit and other delicacies. The throne scene might suggest that the manuscript was a royal commission. The identity of the enthroned figure is not clear, however. Depictions of the biblical King Solomon, often seated