Or 16933/12 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

Petition

1 copy of ʿArz̤ah dāsht

Petition from Saʿīd Bayg Khān to an unnamed royal addressee conveying congratulations for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr and the gift or naz̲r of approximately 5 ashrafī

Not dated

Narrow text panel of sprayed silver; upper cartouche; background of plain paper; narrow outer border of alternating gold rectangular cells; angled corner (bottom right)

Bonhams, Knightsbridge, Sale 22524 (5 Nov 2014, 10:30), Lot 18

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: leaf

Support: Individual documents attached together (along upper and lower edges) in scroll format

Extent: 1 f.

Dimensions (leaf): 368 × 188 mm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE ; India

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Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World