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Lot 3R
An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Shahnama, depicting Gudarz and Tus planning the night attack Injuid Shiraz, mid-14th Century
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Shahnama, depicting Gudarz and Tus planning the night attack
Injuid Shiraz, mid-14th Century
Injuid Shiraz, mid-14th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, 34 lines of text written in naskhi script in black ink in six columns, intercolumnar rules in larger naskhi script in red, illustration in gouache
leaf 377 x 247 mm.
leaf 377 x 247 mm.
Footnotes
The text relates to the Iranians' night attack on the Turanian army, and the painting probably depicts Gudarz and Tus preparing for the assault.
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