Indian & Himalayan Art

Indian & Himalayan Art

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An illuminated manuscript page from a Persian Bhagavata Purana, India, Deccan, 19th century

Auction Closed

March 21, 03:26 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Height 12⅞ in., 32.7 cm; Width 8¼ in., 21 cm; Height 18⅛ in., 46 cm; Width 14⅛ in., 35.8 cm with frame

Tubman's Imports, Maryland, circa 1960s.

A closely related manuscript page of the same size, possibly from the same series, depicting Krishna subduing the Serpent Aghasura, is in the Brooklyn Museum of Art (accession no. 80.115.8).