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The Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Iskandarnama) by Nizami
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This depiction of the miraculous night journey of Muhammad shows him facing right, following the lead of Gabriel. The Archangel holds a green banner, and the Prophet, his face veiled, rides his mystical steed, Buraq. Colorful, vessel-bearing angels gather around them. In the upper right corner of this painting appear two motifs absent from the other illustration: lion and sun, which traditionally are Shi'i symbols associated with the house of the Prophet.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
[Christies London 18 October 1994 lot 27]. [Mansour Gallery London 1994 or 1995] sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood Belmont MA (1994 or 1995 - 2002) gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2002.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art
Title: The Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Iskandarnama) by Nizami
Description:
This depiction of the miraculous night journey of Muhammad shows him facing right, following the lead of Gabriel.
The Archangel holds a green banner, and the Prophet, his face veiled, rides his mystical steed, Buraq.
Colorful, vessel-bearing angels gather around them.
In the upper right corner of this painting appear two motifs absent from the other illustration: lion and sun, which traditionally are Shi'i symbols associated with the house of the Prophet.
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