A ZOOMORPHIC CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
Iraq or Syria, 20th century

Arabic manuscript on paper, the black ink script shaped to form a lion, the symbol of Ali, infilled with the Nad-e-Ali hadith, in horizontal black and red margins, mounted, framed and glazed, the folio 14cm x 26cm, 30cm x 42cm including the frame.

Provenance: Hotel Drouot-Richelieu Paris, 30 November 2007, part of lot 209.