An Ottoman Ruznamah (calender for the year 1219AH) and a...
An Ottoman Ruznamah (calender for the year 1219AH) and a Qajar Ghubari talismanic scroll, Turkey and Iran, 19th century, the Ottoman calendar (ruznamah) for the year AH 1219/ 1804-05 AD, ink and pigments on vellum, finely illuminated, written in red and black naskh script, signed Muhammad Amin al-Hilmi at bottom, with ivory roller and possibly original wooden case; The Qajar prayer scroll with Qur'anic text in large thuluth script formed by small text in red and black ghubari script, back with paper, in modern case, the ruznamah 92.7 x 8.9cm. (2) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 318.
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An Ottoman Ruznamah (calender for the year 1219AH) and a Qajar Ghubari talismanic scroll, Turkey and Iran, 19th century, the Ottoman calendar (ruznamah) for the year AH 1219/ 1804-05 AD, ink and pigments on vellum, finely illuminated, written in red and black naskh script, signed Muhammad Amin al-Hilmi at bottom, with ivory roller and possibly original wooden case; The Qajar prayer scroll with Qur'anic text in large thuluth script formed by small text in red and black ghubari script, back with paper, in modern case, the ruznamah 92.7 x 8.9cm. (2) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 318.
