A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF KARBALA

Lot 44
31.03.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
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Lot 44 | A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF KARBALA
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£ 6 000 – 8 000
A SCENE FROM THE BATTLE OF KARBALA

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.)

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