A ZOROASTRIAN EMBROIDERED WEDDING SHAWL
A ZOROASTRIAN EMBROIDERED WEDDING SHAWL
A ZOROASTRIAN EMBROIDERED WEDDING SHAWL
2 More
A ZOROASTRIAN EMBROIDERED WEDDING SHAWL

WEST INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

Details
A ZOROASTRIAN EMBROIDERED WEDDING SHAWL
WEST INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Embroidered with a central radiating roundel surrounded by birds and botehs, on green ground
113 ¾ x 34 ¾in. (289 x 88.4cm.)

Lot Essay

A similar wedding shawl sold at Christie's South Kensington, 05 October 2012, lot 925.

More from Arts & Textiles of the Islamic & Indian Worlds

View All
View All