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A RED VELVET EMBROIDERED FLAG
PERSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
embroidered in silver thread with the Qajar lion, wielding his cutlas, with the sun and moon above and inscriptions below, the border of flowers and calligraphy
53 x 26 in. (134 x 66 cm.)

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The inscription is not entirely legible but refers to Ali, Fatima and their two sons Hassan and Husayn with mention of the city of Kerbala, as well as the name of a Sufi master Hajji Ghulam Hassan (?) Taqi.

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