PLATE XXXIX
1
Ḍaḥḥāk (Azhi Dahāka)
The tyrant is seated on his throne, surrounded by his courtiers. From his shoulders spring the serpents. From a Persian manuscript of the Shāhnāmah, dated 1602 a.d., now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
2
Jamshīd on His Throne
The king administers justice and is attended not merely by human servitors, but also by divs ("demons") in monstrous guise, murghs ("birds"), and parīs ("fairies"). The figures show a mixture of Indian and Chinese influence, and it has been conjectured that the miniatures in this manuscript are the work of a Mongolian or Turkistān artist well acquainted with Persia, but living in northern India. From a Persian manuscript of the Shāhnāmah, dated 1602 a.d., now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
