SHIRAZ, CIRCA 1545
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The young Rustem slaying the White Elephant
Shiraz, circa 1545
Illustration from a Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the youthful hero dispatching the rogue pachyderm with his ox-headed mace, observers standing around show signs of amazement, 6ll. of neat black nasta'liq arranged in 4 columns, verso with full page of text, small holes, slight flaking of paint
Leaf 8¼ x 4¼in. (21 x 11cm.)
Shiraz, circa 1545
Illustration from a Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the youthful hero dispatching the rogue pachyderm with his ox-headed mace, observers standing around show signs of amazement, 6ll. of neat black nasta'liq arranged in 4 columns, verso with full page of text, small holes, slight flaking of paint
Leaf 8¼ x 4¼in. (21 x 11cm.)