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A youth
Tabriz, circa 1550

gouache heightened with gold on paper, wearing a white turban, orange robe, a gold and beige coat and with dagger and sword at his waist, the youth leans forward with one foot raised, preparing to plant his lance which he holds in both hands, gold, green and brown geometric border, illuminated heading above, within Persian nasta'liq couplets and illuminated squares, another similar border and coloured rules, (negligible rubbbing, faint water-stain in bottom corner), on marbled leaf, mounted
miniature 6½ x 3½in. (16.4 x 8.8cm.)
leaf 11¼ x 7½in. (29.2 x 19.1cm.)

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