Two illustrated manuscript leaves, showing four men in a boat, and two men approaching a woman in a building, verso with 11ll. of black nasta'liq in two columns, Persia, 16th century - 6¾ x 4¾in. (17.2 x 12.1cm.); portrait of a noble, seated in striped robe and turban, mounted on card - 6 x 3in. (15 x 7.6cm.); Muhammad on Buraq ascending to heaven accompanied by angels, calligraphy above and below - 6½ x 4¾in. (16.6 x 12.2cm.); a serpent, approaching a sleeping warrior as another man watches from above, Safavid style, Persia, 19th century - 4¾ x 7½in. (12.2 x 19.1cm.) (5)

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Two illustrated manuscript leaves, showing four men in a boat, and two men approaching a woman in a building, verso with 11ll. of black nasta'liq in two columns, Persia, 16th century - 6¾ x 4¾in. (17.2 x 12.1cm.); portrait of a noble, seated in striped robe and turban, mounted on card - 6 x 3in. (15 x 7.6cm.); Muhammad on Buraq ascending to heaven accompanied by angels, calligraphy above and below - 6½ x 4¾in. (16.6 x 12.2cm.); a serpent, approaching a sleeping warrior as another man watches from above, Safavid style, Persia, 19th century - 4¾ x 7½in. (12.2 x 19.1cm.) (5)

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