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SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1560-70
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A THIEF IS CAUGHT
SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1560-70
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, an assembly looks on as a thief has his hand amputated, a line of black nasta'liq above, in thin gold margins with black and orange rules, laid on card, the reverse with collection labels
8 5/8 x 7 5/8in. (21.8 x 19.2cm.)
SHIRAZ, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1560-70
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, an assembly looks on as a thief has his hand amputated, a line of black nasta'liq above, in thin gold margins with black and orange rules, laid on card, the reverse with collection labels
8 5/8 x 7 5/8in. (21.8 x 19.2cm.)
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