Camels in Combat with text (painting, verso); Persian Poetry (text, recto), folio from a manuscript
Indian
The recto of this folio features a marbled design that covers the entire surface with the exception of negative spaces that form two camels in combat. Their bodies are bordered in gold and their features and details are outlined in gold. Covering them are lines of Persian prose, written in black ink and nasta‘liq script. The verso features a marbled design that covers the entire surface with the exception of negative spaces that form a grid consisting of three rows. Within each row are lines of Persian prose, written in black ink and nasta‘liq script. Deccan Sultanate Style.
Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and marbling on paper; Deccan Sultanate Style
Safavid period