Safavid Iran, 16Th Century

A Battle Scene From The Shahnama

Found at Christies, London
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Lot 152
26. Apr - 26. Apr 2012
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
A BATTLE SCENE FROM THE SHAHNAMA
SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
An illustration from the Shahnama of Firdawsi, gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting a battle scene in which a figure cleaves another in two, armed spectators look on, with lines of muhaqqaq above and below, mounted in scrolling flower and palmette gilded borders
Miniature 6½ x 4 5/8in. (16.5 x 14.3cm.); folio 11¾ x 7 7/8in. (29.8 x 19.6cm.)