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SAFAVID IRAN, MID-17TH CENTURY
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FOUR MINIATURES FROM A SHAHNAMA
SAFAVID IRAN, MID-17TH CENTURY
Each one gouache heightened with gold on paper, one showing Garshasb shooting an arrow in the presence of King Zahak and Dil Aram, another showing Faramurz, son of Rustam snaring an Indian mounted on an elephant, another showing Iraj being slain by Tur or Tawar, the last showing Rustam killing Sohrab, each with four columns of black nasta'liq, some parts corroded due to green pigment, pages trimmed, mounted
Each 12½ x 8in. (31 x20cm.) approx. (4)
SAFAVID IRAN, MID-17TH CENTURY
Each one gouache heightened with gold on paper, one showing Garshasb shooting an arrow in the presence of King Zahak and Dil Aram, another showing Faramurz, son of Rustam snaring an Indian mounted on an elephant, another showing Iraj being slain by Tur or Tawar, the last showing Rustam killing Sohrab, each with four columns of black nasta'liq, some parts corroded due to green pigment, pages trimmed, mounted
Each 12½ x 8in. (31 x20cm.) approx. (4)
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