Shahnameh battle scene. Gouache on a page of text in 4-column nasta'liq script from the epic Book of Kings (Shah-nama) by Ferdousi (Firdawsi). The scene is heavily overpainted, probably in Bukhara, Central Asia. Page glued to a support and framed under glass.
Safavid Iran, second half of the 16th century and later repaints
Height 12.5 cm; width: 15 cm; text framing: 24.5 x 15 cm
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