Lot Essay
The text is from Qur'an CV (sura al-fil - The Elephant).
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SIGNED NADIM, PATNA, INDIA, DATED AH (13)14/1896-97 AD
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A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF AN ELEPHANT
SIGNED NADIM, PATNA, INDIA, DATED AH (13)14/1896-97 AD
Black ink on green paper, the elephant facing left, on gold illuminated ground, bordered with polychrome foliage and further inscriptions in black thuluth script, with floral spandrels, mounted, glazed and framed
9¾ x 13?in. (24.8 x 33.5cm.)
SIGNED NADIM, PATNA, INDIA, DATED AH (13)14/1896-97 AD
Black ink on green paper, the elephant facing left, on gold illuminated ground, bordered with polychrome foliage and further inscriptions in black thuluth script, with floral spandrels, mounted, glazed and framed
9¾ x 13?in. (24.8 x 33.5cm.)
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