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Illustrated leaf from a manuscript
Safavid Iran, 17th century
gouache with gold on paper, below 19ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns, a man beside a shrine attacks a lion with a deer-headed mace, another lion lies dead nearby - 30 x 19cm.; and album leaf, with central small illustration of three men on horseback, border by lines of calligraphy, mounted on a blue leaf painted with floral sprays, Iran, 17th century and later - 34.5 x 23cm., both mounted, framed and glazed. (2)
Safavid Iran, 17th century
gouache with gold on paper, below 19ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns, a man beside a shrine attacks a lion with a deer-headed mace, another lion lies dead nearby - 30 x 19cm.; and album leaf, with central small illustration of three men on horseback, border by lines of calligraphy, mounted on a blue leaf painted with floral sprays, Iran, 17th century and later - 34.5 x 23cm., both mounted, framed and glazed. (2)
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