AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMA OF FERDOSI: RUSTAM SLAYS THE DEMON AKVAN
CENTRAL INDIA, DECCAN, PROBABLY GOLCONDA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMA OF FERDOSI: RUSTAM SLAYS THE DEMON AKVAN CENTRAL INDIA, DECCAN, PROBABLY GOLCONDA, LATE 16TH CENTURY The hero Rustam wearing a pink tunic and a golden helmet with his sword and shield beside him, kneeling next to the bound and beheaded demon Akan, the background with an architectural ensemble of domes and minarets, Persian verses in nasta'liq script divided into four columns above and below with heading in red ink, set inside red and gold ruled margins Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold 6 7/8 x 4¾ in. (17.4 x 12 cm.), painting 10 1/8 x 7¼ in. (25.7 x 18.4 cm.), folio
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMA OF FERDOSI: RUSTAM SLAYS THE DEMON AKVAN
CENTRAL INDIA, DECCAN, PROBABLY GOLCONDA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMA OF FERDOSI: RUSTAM SLAYS THE DEMON AKVAN CENTRAL INDIA, DECCAN, PROBABLY GOLCONDA, LATE 16TH CENTURY The hero Rustam wearing a pink tunic and a golden helmet with his sword and shield beside him, kneeling next to the bound and beheaded demon Akan, the background with an architectural ensemble of domes and minarets, Persian verses in nasta'liq script divided into four columns above and below with heading in red ink, set inside red and gold ruled margins Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold 6 7/8 x 4¾ in. (17.4 x 12 cm.), painting 10 1/8 x 7¼ in. (25.7 x 18.4 cm.), folio
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