Illuminated page from an epic tale
Ink, polychrome pigments and gold on paper
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 17th century
32.3 x 19.8 cm (page view)
The text is written in nasta'liq in black ink spread over four columns, and on the recto a painted scene depicting a fight between two richly dressed rulers, on horseback, one striking the other with a mace, in a landscape.
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