ID 932173
Lot 143 | A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILENAMA)
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
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.)
| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
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