COMMERCIAL TURKMAN, LATE 15TH CENTURY
Details
Iskander Comforts the dying Dara
Commercial Turkman, late 15th Century
Illustration from a Shahnameh or Khamseh, the stricken King lying on the grass, his head supported by Iskander, the two treacherous officers, Mahiyar and Janusiyar in chains to the left, with other warriors standing around nearby, a pennant projecting into the upper margin, 8ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in 4 columns below, verso with full page of text, slight smudging, miniature with very slight crease and flaking
Miniature 4 x 4½in. (10 x 11.5cm.); text 7 x 4in. (18 x 10cm.)
Commercial Turkman, late 15th Century
Illustration from a Shahnameh or Khamseh, the stricken King lying on the grass, his head supported by Iskander, the two treacherous officers, Mahiyar and Janusiyar in chains to the left, with other warriors standing around nearby, a pennant projecting into the upper margin, 8ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in 4 columns below, verso with full page of text, slight smudging, miniature with very slight crease and flaking
Miniature 4 x 4½in. (10 x 11.5cm.); text 7 x 4in. (18 x 10cm.)
Provenance
Hagop Kevorkian, sold Sotheby's London, 7 April 1975, lot 22