An illustrated folio from a Persian epic, probably a Khamsa of Nizami...
An illustrated folio from a Persian epic, probably a Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi illustrating a story about Majnun,
Safavid Iran, 17th century,
Persian manuscript on paper, depicting a troupe of camels heralded by trumpeters, some parts re-painted, with four columns of nasta'liq text above and below, backed on brown card, in double sided plexiglass, 25 x 16.8cm.
Provenance: Arthur M. Sackler Collection, (1913-1987), collected 1970 or earlier.
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An illustrated folio from a Persian epic, probably a Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi illustrating a story about Majnun,
Safavid Iran, 17th century,
Persian manuscript on paper, depicting a troupe of camels heralded by trumpeters, some parts re-painted, with four columns of nasta'liq text above and below, backed on brown card, in double sided plexiglass, 25 x 16.8cm.
Provenance: Arthur M. Sackler Collection, (1913-1987), collected 1970 or earlier.
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