ID 727208
Lot 44 | A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF KARBALA
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
OTTOMAN BAGHDAD, CIRCA 1580-90
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the reverse with 18ll. black nasta'liq with headings and key words in red, between gold and polychrome rules, pencil numbers on the reverse
Painting 6 1⁄2 x 4 1⁄2in. (16.5 x 11.7cm.); text panel 6 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄2in. (16.5 x 8.9cm.); folio 10 x 6in. (25.4 x 15.4cm.)
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Address of auction |
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