MINERVA
<p>SCHOOL OF KESU DAS, MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the European-style Minerva stands contraposto, one hand resting on her gorgon-headed shield, the other holding a spear, within a landscape, slightly trimmed, blue, gold, orange, green and white margins, laid on a gold-speckled cream album page, mounted on card, typed note in French pasted to the back
Folio 10¾ x 6½in. (27.6 x 16cm.); miniature: 6 2/3 x 3 3/8in. (16.6 x 8.6cm.)
Special Notice
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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KESU DAS</div>
LATE 16TH CENTURY
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