Miniature qajare: 'La bataille de Karbala', gouache et dorure sur papier, Iran, 19/20ème

Dim.: 25,5 x 18 cm (the outer size)
Dim.: 19 x 11,5 cm (the central panel)

Condition: Some visible restorations, reglued sections.

Depicting a scene from the Battle of Karbala which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Husayn. The central figure of the painting is Abbas mounted on a horse killing a member of Yazid's army.