QUEEN QAYDAFA OF ANDALUS IS SHOWN THE PORTRAIT OF ISKANDAR

Lot 50
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 50 | QUEEN QAYDAFA OF ANDALUS IS SHOWN THE PORTRAIT OF ISKANDAR
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£ 4 000 – 6 000
QUEEN QAYDAFA OF ANDALUS IS SHOWN THE PORTRAIT OF ISKANDAR

SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1600

From the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, two text panels within the painting, the upper with 5ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns and the lower with 3ll., set within gold and polychrome rules, the reverse with 25ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, within gold and polychrome rules

Painting 10 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (27 x 19.5cm.); folio 14 1/2 x 9 5/8in. (36.8 x 24.3cm.)





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