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Man's head
ink on ivory, the hair and beard composed of sheep, goats and foxes, three figures making up the nose and eyes, in oval medallion within gold and polychrome illuminated spandrels and border, signed by Haj Nasr al-Maliki in the shape of a man's head, Persia, circa 1930 - 3¾ x 3in. (9.5 x 7.6cm.)
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