Noble killing a lion, gouache heightened with gold on paper, in a cave beneath blue rocks, wearing blue tunic, the noble holds the lion by the neck and prepares to strike it, an attendant with a horse watches from behind, lines of black nasta'liq in four columns above, verso with further nasta'liq, (light wear, lower right corner repainted), Persia, 16th century - 9 x 6in. (23 x 15.2cm.)