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Auction 9 · Lot 356
Depicting Noah alongside the Ark, his wife, kin and surviving beasts gaze from within. Represented with the flat placidity typical of Persian illumination
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $300
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ILLUMINATED LEAF)
Place
Persia
Publication
Late 18th century
Description
Gouache with gold on paper. Two columns of nasta’liq script. Black and red ink on paper. Use of Hebrew and quasi-Hebrew script. Illumination recently accomplished