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March 2004 Fine Art & Antiques Auction

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166. A Third Indian Manuscript Leaf

Leaf from an Indian manuscript. Professionally matted. Such manuscripts contained the texts of the epics, the Puranas and Sthala Puranas. Hand-written, the script is encased in a gilded border. There are four columns of script divided by one horizontal sections of blue script. All of the writing is in black ink. Diacritical dots indicate that this is a later manuscript leaf. Written in the Urdu language in the Khat-e-Faarsi style. Paper measures apprx 12" H x 7" W. Overall with mat this piece measures apprx 20" H x 16" W.



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