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Countermarked Persian Siglos
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Countermarked As of Nero, Lugdunum
Countermarked As of Nero, Lugdunum
Obv.: Laureate head of Nero l.; around, NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS. Countermarked S P Q R across lower half of head.
Rev.: Victory flying l., holding in both hands shield in...
Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
This manuscript of Jami’s Yusuf and Zulaykha retains its decorated binding, double illuminated frontispiece, and five illustrations. The text is copied in nasta`liq in two columns ...
Folio from the Gulshan Album
Folio from the Gulshan Album
Folio from the Gulshan Album, compiled for Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569-1627).
This is a single page from a renowned album (or muraqqa`) prepared for the Mughal emperor Jahangir...
Countermarked siglos of the Achaemenid kings
Countermarked siglos of the Achaemenid kings
Obv.: King running to r., kneeling carrying bow and dagger (?)
Rev.: Oblong incuse punch...
An Album of Persian Paintings and Drawings
An Album of Persian Paintings and Drawings
This album is bound in folding or accordion format, with 20 folios, or 40 pages, containing Persian sketches and paintings. The majority of the works are rendered in black or red ...
Portrait of Shāhnavāz Khān Ṣafavī (d. 1659) by Hāshim (recto), Persian calligraphy by Mīr `Alī (verso), folio from the Minto Album
Portrait of Shāhnavāz Khān Ṣafavī (d. 1659) by Hāshim (recto), Persian calligraphy by Mīr `Alī (verso), folio from the Minto Album
Portrait of Shāhnavāz Khān Ṣafavī (d. 1659) by Hāshim (recto), Persian calligraphy by Mīr `Alī (verso), folio from the Minto Album.
Many of the Mughal emperors ordered full-leng...