TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA

Lot 6
27.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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Lot 6 | TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA
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£ 1 500 – 2 000
TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA

SULTANATE INDIA, 15TH CENTURY

Comprising one illustration of Rustam capturing Rakhsh and another possibly depicting the burial of Iskander, Persian manuscript on paper, 25ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, with section headings in red thuluth, set within polychrome rulings

Text panel 7 1/8 x 5in. (18.6 x 12.5cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 8in. (28.6 x 19.9cm.)

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