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SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1600
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QUEEN QAYDAFA OF ANDALUS IS SHOWN THE PORTRAIT OF ISKANDAR
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1600
From the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, two text panels within the painting, the upper with 5ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns and the lower with 3ll., set within gold and polychrome rules, the reverse with 25ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, within gold and polychrome rules
Painting 10 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (27 x 19.5cm.); folio 14 1/2 x 9 5/8in. (36.8 x 24.3cm.)
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1600
From the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, two text panels within the painting, the upper with 5ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns and the lower with 3ll., set within gold and polychrome rules, the reverse with 25ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, within gold and polychrome rules
Painting 10 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (27 x 19.5cm.); folio 14 1/2 x 9 5/8in. (36.8 x 24.3cm.)
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