Two folios from a dispersed Shahnama
INDIA, DECCAN, CIRCA 1700
Two folios from a dispersed Shahnama India, Deccan, circa 1700 One depicting the red demon Akvan carrying the hero Rustam holding a golden antelope-headed staff and wearing a brown tunic over golden armor resting on a purple stone, approaching the sea filled with fish and a fierce crocodile, with columns of calligraphy against a gold ground above and below; the other with four columns of calligraphy centered by a red title backed with gold; each with four columns of calligraphy on the reverse Opaque pigments and gold on wasli Each 8 x 4¾ in. (20.3 x 12.1 cm.) folio (2)
Two folios from a dispersed Shahnama
INDIA, DECCAN, CIRCA 1700
Two folios from a dispersed Shahnama India, Deccan, circa 1700 One depicting the red demon Akvan carrying the hero Rustam holding a golden antelope-headed staff and wearing a brown tunic over golden armor resting on a purple stone, approaching the sea filled with fish and a fierce crocodile, with columns of calligraphy against a gold ground above and below; the other with four columns of calligraphy centered by a red title backed with gold; each with four columns of calligraphy on the reverse Opaque pigments and gold on wasli Each 8 x 4¾ in. (20.3 x 12.1 cm.) folio (2)
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