ID 1031071 
Lot 6  | TWO ILLUSTRATED PAGES FROM A SHAHNAMA
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 000 
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.)
| Genre: | Mythological painting | 
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Genre: | Mythological painting | 
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Address of auction | 
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