Bidspirit auction | A SAFAVID CALLIGRAPHY PAGE DEPICTING

A SAFAVID CALLIGRAPHY PAGE DEPICTING A PRAYER OF IMAM ALI IN THE FORM OF A LION, 18TH CENTURY - With bold black naskh or thuluth script intricately shaped into a lion’s body, symbolising Ali’s epithet “Asadullah” (Lion of God) Page: 35.5 x 27cm Frame: 50 x 41cm