ASMA AL-HUSNA (THE NINETY NINE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD), in Arabic, gilded and painted tin plates
ASMA AL-HUSNA (THE NINETY NINE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD), in Arabic, gilded and painted tin plates

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ASMA AL-HUSNA (THE NINETY NINE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD), in Arabic, gilded and painted tin plates
[Iran, 19th Century]100 x 75mm., 10 plates each with gilded script and painted blue ground with white floral designs with red highlights, most subdivided into six panels each containing one of the names, first and last plates with large calligraphic inscriptions, lacquer binding, some areas of repainting (including erroneous date at the end), slight damage to edges of the plates

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