An ascetic, ink and gold on paper, the long-haired and bearded sage sits on a animal skin holding prayer beads while a youth kneels before him, floral and cartouche borders, framed and glazed, Mughal, 18th/19th century - 4¾ x 3¾in. (12 x 9.6cm.); and a miniature Qur'an, 17ll. of minute black naskh, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, punctuation in red and red dots betwen verses, sura headings in gold or shown by gold panels, illuminated opening bifolio gold painted red morocco binding, in cloth envelope, (incomplete), India, 17th century - 2 x 1½in. (5.1 x 4.1cm.) (2)

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An ascetic, ink and gold on paper, the long-haired and bearded sage sits on a animal skin holding prayer beads while a youth kneels before him, floral and cartouche borders, framed and glazed, Mughal, 18th/19th century - 4¾ x 3¾in. (12 x 9.6cm.); and a miniature Qur'an, 17ll. of minute black naskh, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, punctuation in red and red dots betwen verses, sura headings in gold or shown by gold panels, illuminated opening bifolio gold painted red morocco binding, in cloth envelope, (incomplete), India, 17th century - 2 x 1½in. (5.1 x 4.1cm.) (2)

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