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Rustem hoisting Afrasiyab from his saddle
Shiraz, circa 1485
illuminated manuscript leaf, gold and colours on paper, in a hilly landscape loose scattered with flowers Rustem on raksh in centre lifts Afrasiyab from his horse, admiring soldiers disappearing over the horizon, bold cloud above, panels of text above and below, (very slight smudging, flaking and creasing, ground colour oxidised), mounted, leaf 12.14 x 8 5/8in. (31.1 x 21.9cm.), miniature 6in. (15.2cm.) square, and another similar, depicting BIZHAN AND THE BOARS, in landscape with admiring onlooker, Turkman commercial style, circa 1470, (slight flaking and oxidation), mounted, miniature 4½ x 5¼in. (11.4 x 13.4cm.) (2)
Shiraz, circa 1485
illuminated manuscript leaf, gold and colours on paper, in a hilly landscape loose scattered with flowers Rustem on raksh in centre lifts Afrasiyab from his horse, admiring soldiers disappearing over the horizon, bold cloud above, panels of text above and below, (very slight smudging, flaking and creasing, ground colour oxidised), mounted, leaf 12.14 x 8 5/8in. (31.1 x 21.9cm.), miniature 6in. (15.2cm.) square, and another similar, depicting BIZHAN AND THE BOARS, in landscape with admiring onlooker, Turkman commercial style, circa 1470, (slight flaking and oxidation), mounted, miniature 4½ x 5¼in. (11.4 x 13.4cm.) (2)