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"Man's Fate or the Man Taking Refuge in a Well Inhabited by a Dragon", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna

This manuscript contains seventy-eight paintings and many text folios telling the famous tales of the jackals Kalila and Dimna. Based on the book of ancient Indian animal fables, the Panchatantra written by Vidyapati (Bidpai), the stories spread all over the Middle East where they became wildly popular. This manuscript has a strong flavor of Mamluk Egypt in the figure styles and bold drawings, with hints of Ottoman tulips and Safavid turbans. However, the burnt orange palette and darkly-inked lines have led to an attribution to Sultanate Gujarat where it is suggested this manuscript was copied from an Egyptian original. Its life in India is also attested by a Devanagari inscription at the end, although the rest of the Arabic text is written in a strong, left-leaning naskh-like script.

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Surprise! Here's a short(ish) comic that am uploading onto my main pages now.  (Note: This comic's timeline is AFTER the Mornings Series had concluded, so will make more sense if catch up with everything else first! (monday to next Sunday)

I'm worried of having multiple comics running at same time on channel, as it will get confusing... So figure now's a good time, with Mon Mornings finished up to post another! (black/white comic and color comic should be easy to differentiate, I hope)

Either way, Who else curls up with a good book after a shower? Just feelin clean and carefree~

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A ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO. GRASSHOPPER DRIVING A CHARIOT DRAWN BY TWO BUTTERFLYES.

1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.

14 x 17 x 3 mm

A small chariot is pulled by two butterflies and driven by a grasshopper who holds the reins. Groundline. Interesting subject referable to that category where insects, especially grasshoppers, perform human actions. The gem is rectangular with rounded edges. Small chips and wear marks. Rare.

For a very similar iconography see British Museum, gem n. 2549 inv. 1814,0704.1446 (carnelian set in a gold ring) and nd drawings n. 2010,5006.1094: 2010,5006.1015.

Provenance: U.K private collection from the british art market, 1990s-2000s.

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