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LOT 1173
Persian Painting Depicting Nader Shah Slaying Deve
LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
18 7/8 x 14 1/8 in. (512 grams, 48 x 36 cm).
Dynamic scene depicting an armed warrior attacking a demon with a khanjar dagger; the demon with leopard-spots to his skin, clutching a mace in his left hand; second demon looking on from the rear; oil on paper mâché mounted in a wooden frame.
ProvenanceProperty of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
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