QAJAR PERSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A large talismanic chart
Qajar Persia, second half 19th Century
Persian manuscript on cloth, red and black ink heightened with watercolour, the main body of the chart divided into tiny squares filled with numbers, an inner border with roundels containing pictures of the signs of the zodiac interrupted by numerical tables, two outer borders with red and black naskh written horizontally and diagonally, staining and small damages, framed and glazed
39in. square (99cm.)
Qajar Persia, second half 19th Century
Persian manuscript on cloth, red and black ink heightened with watercolour, the main body of the chart divided into tiny squares filled with numbers, an inner border with roundels containing pictures of the signs of the zodiac interrupted by numerical tables, two outer borders with red and black naskh written horizontally and diagonally, staining and small damages, framed and glazed
39in. square (99cm.)