SHAMA'IL NAMEH, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Shama'il nama 'Hilyeh'
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the Arabic text in gold within illuminated panels in three columns, Persian translation in nasta'liq in smaller panels between the lines of text, depicting Imam 'Ali and the appearance of the Prophete on Buraq, in gouache heightened with gold above, outer illuminated border.
36 by 28 cm.
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Shama'il nama 'Hilyeh'
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the Arabic text in gold within illuminated panels in three columns, Persian translation in nasta'liq in smaller panels between the lines of text, depicting Imam 'Ali and the appearance of the Prophete on Buraq, in gouache heightened with gold above, outer illuminated border.
36 by 28 cm.
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