A STANDING PORTRAIT OF SULTAN 'ALI SHAH OF BIJAPUR
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A STANDING PORTRAIT OF SULTAN 'ALI SHAH OF BIJAPUR

DECCAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A STANDING PORTRAIT OF SULTAN 'ALI SHAH OF BIJAPUR
DECCAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold, depicted standing, wearing an intricate turban and a dark garnet tunic, bearing arms and shield, holding a flower bloom in his right hand, laid down on gold-speckled card, identified in black nasta'liq script above, mounted
Painting 2 ¾ x 5in. (7 x 12.7cm.) ; Folio 4 1/8 x 7 ¾in. (10.5 x 19.8cm.)
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