A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILENAMA)

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£ 12 000
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27.04.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 143 | A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILENAMA)
A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILENAMA)

OTTOMAN TURKEY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY WITH LATER ADDITIONS

Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on cream paper, polychrome and gold roundels containing names and titles of historical figures in black Ottoman naskh starting with Adam and finishing with Mahmud II (r. 1808-39), the roundels surrounded by extensive notes in black, illuminated heading followed by introduction in black naskh, opening section backed on green silk

34ft.9in. x 12in. (1059 x 30cm.)

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