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Auction archive: Lot number 1166

A firman of Dara Shikoh

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$6,250
Auction archive: Lot number 1166

A firman of Dara Shikoh

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$6,250
Beschreibung:

North India, Mughal, dated 1651 Ink on paper; this firman (royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign) was issued by Dara Shikoh (r. 1616-1659) is complete is all its essential formalities. It begins with a dedication line, the bismillah: there is no God, but God... Below the dedication line in red comes the tughra which gives the names and titles of Dara Shikoh in ornamental nasta'liq script. The great seal abive reads The powerful, heroic padshah, the son of Shah Jahan, Muhammad Dara Shikoh, 17th year (of the reign of Shah Jahan), 1054 (A.H./A.D. 1644-45). Folio: 22 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (57.8 x 31.7 cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 1166
Auction:
Datum:
19 Mar 2012
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

North India, Mughal, dated 1651 Ink on paper; this firman (royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign) was issued by Dara Shikoh (r. 1616-1659) is complete is all its essential formalities. It begins with a dedication line, the bismillah: there is no God, but God... Below the dedication line in red comes the tughra which gives the names and titles of Dara Shikoh in ornamental nasta'liq script. The great seal abive reads The powerful, heroic padshah, the son of Shah Jahan, Muhammad Dara Shikoh, 17th year (of the reign of Shah Jahan), 1054 (A.H./A.D. 1644-45). Folio: 22 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (57.8 x 31.7 cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 1166
Auction:
Datum:
19 Mar 2012
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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