AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A SAFAVID MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI’S SHAHNAMA DEPICTING THE MURDER OF SIYAVASH
PERSIA, CIRCA 1580-1600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Description
ink, gouache and gold on paper, depicting a ruler seated on a throne under a canopy, in the foreground, Siyavash with his throat cut and the figure in front of him holding a plate out for his pouring blood, the court entourage watching over the scene, all within a mountainous landscape, with lines of nastaliq script divided into 4 columns
Dimensions
24.3cm x 19.5cm (9 ¾in x 7 ¾in)