AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA : ALEXANDER IN THE DISGUISE OF AN ENVOY IS RECOGNIZED BY QUEEN NUSHABA
SHIRAZ, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA : ALEXANDER IN THE DISGUISE OF AN ENVOY IS RECOGNIZED BY QUEEN NUSHABA SHIRAZ, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the queen is enthroned and surrounded by female attendants, Alexander sits before her and holds a portrait of himself, the scene watched by the crowd of attendants around them, the illustration between lines of text in black nasta'liq script arranged in four columns between double divisions above and below, mounted, glazed and framed Illustration 8 1/8 x 6¾in. (20.6 x 17.3cm.) max.
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA : ALEXANDER IN THE DISGUISE OF AN ENVOY IS RECOGNIZED BY QUEEN NUSHABA
SHIRAZ, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA : ALEXANDER IN THE DISGUISE OF AN ENVOY IS RECOGNIZED BY QUEEN NUSHABA SHIRAZ, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the queen is enthroned and surrounded by female attendants, Alexander sits before her and holds a portrait of himself, the scene watched by the crowd of attendants around them, the illustration between lines of text in black nasta'liq script arranged in four columns between double divisions above and below, mounted, glazed and framed Illustration 8 1/8 x 6¾in. (20.6 x 17.3cm.) max.
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