ID 1031040 
Lot 80  | THE BATTLE OF BAHRAM CHUBINA AND SAVEH SHAH
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000 
SAFAVID QAZVIN, IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
An illustration from a Shahnama, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with staggered text panels above and below, the reverse with 20ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, set within gold and polychrome rules.
Painting 9 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (24.3 x 15.6cm.); folio 12 ½ x 7 1/8in. (31.7 x 18.1cm.)
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
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| Genre: | Mythological painting | 
| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
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| Genre: | Mythological painting | 
| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | ||||||
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