SAFAVID SHIRAZ, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY

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TWO PAINTINGS FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE SHAHNAMA
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY
Comprising two folios, each painted in opaque colours heightened with gold and silver on paper, lines of nasta'liq in four columns, polychrome ruled margins, separately mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 12 ½ x 8in. (31.7 x 20.3)

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Lot Essay

The subjects of the paintings are as follows:
Kay Khusraw escorting Farangis across the River Oxus
Bahram Gur slays the lion-ape

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