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LOT 1326

Persian Painting of a Kneeling Warrior

EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (47 grams, 29.5 x 21 cm).

Showing a Turkoman archer holding a small cup in his right hand, bow-case and quiver with arrows suspended from his belt, kilij and a dagger resting against his legs; Nastaliq script border with leaves and floral motifs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1326

Persian Painting of a Kneeling Warrior

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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