Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave

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Sikeena Karmali Ahmed
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 25 November 2024
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An illustration from the Khamsa (Quintet) by the Indian poet Amir Khusrau (1253–1325). The scene shows (on the right) Alexander the Great, who in Khusrau’s work travels extensively, including in search of spritiual enlightenment. The Greek philosopher Plato offers advice on the left.

Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi attributed to Basawan (Indian, active ca. 1556–1600) Date: 1597–98. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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