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MUSLIMS RECEIVED AT THE ABYSSINIAN COURT
TIMURID HERAT, CIRCA 1426
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MUSLIMS RECEIVED AT THE ABYSSINIAN COURT
TIMURID HERAT, CIRCA 1426
From the Jami' al-tawarikh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting the Abyssinian king seated on his throne receiving the Muslim delegation who asks him for asylum, set in a green landscape with flowering plants, with 9ll. of naskh above and 5ll. below, two headings in red ink, the reverse with 3ll. of naskh with key words picked out in red, the text panels set within red and blue rules, minor areas of flaking, otherwise good condition
Illustration 6 3/8 x 8 7/8in. (16.2 x 22.6cm.); folio 16 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (42.6 x 33.3cm.)
TIMURID HERAT, CIRCA 1426
From the Jami' al-tawarikh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting the Abyssinian king seated on his throne receiving the Muslim delegation who asks him for asylum, set in a green landscape with flowering plants, with 9ll. of naskh above and 5ll. below, two headings in red ink, the reverse with 3ll. of naskh with key words picked out in red, the text panels set within red and blue rules, minor areas of flaking, otherwise good condition
Illustration 6 3/8 x 8 7/8in. (16.2 x 22.6cm.); folio 16 7/8 x 13 1/8in. (42.6 x 33.3cm.)
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