Lot Essay
See note to lot 146.
PERSIA, CIRCA 1340
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The Death of Bahrum Gur
Persia, circa 1340
Manuscript leaf with illumination, gouache heightened with gold, 31ll. of black naskh arranged in 6 columns between red rules, and one quarter page sized miniature showing three figures in a throne room with a red curtain hanging above (rubbing and slight loss of paint)
Leaf 12 x 8½in. (30 x 21.5cm.)
Persia, circa 1340
Manuscript leaf with illumination, gouache heightened with gold, 31ll. of black naskh arranged in 6 columns between red rules, and one quarter page sized miniature showing three figures in a throne room with a red curtain hanging above (rubbing and slight loss of paint)
Leaf 12 x 8½in. (30 x 21.5cm.)