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Khidr and Elias discovering the water of life, watched by Alexander

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Title

Khidr and Elias discovering the water of life, watched by Alexander

Part of

Falnamah ('Book of Divination')

Object type

painting

Description

English: Khidr and Elias discovering the water of life, watched by Alexander

‘The picture of His Holiness Khidr, and Elias – peace be upon them – taking Alexander to the darkness, and finding the water of life’.

This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. It consists of a series of 35 double-page openings, each with a large min ... See full description on web site.

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Date

circa 1610-30

Medium

ink, opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper; 19th-century Indian binding of green leather with gold-tooled frames in a European manner

Collection

Khalili Collections

	Native name	The Khalili Collections
	Location	United Kingdom
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 09″ N, 0° 09′ 44″ W
	Website	www.khalilicollections.org
	Authority file	: Q63160499

Accession number

MSS 979 Folio 9b (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art)

Place of creation

India, the Deccan, probably Golconda

References

https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (English)

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Description	Falnamah ('Book of Divination')
Source	Khalili Collections
Author	Khalili Collections

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