A talismanic battle standard, Iran, 19th century, inscribed with the name of Baqir Khan Qajar son of Haji Husayn Khan Taj Bakhsh, Arabic and Persian manuscript on cotton, fixed to a wood stretcher, 206 by 139cm. Provenance: Acquired from Gordian Weber on 21 October 2015 The text contains various surahs of the Qur’an, attributes of God; invocations to God and numerous prayers. An inscription in nasta’liq states that "the owner of this prayer is Baqir Khan Qajar, son of the deceased Haji Husayn-‘ali Khan Taj Bakhsh, born of Ziba Khanom". The Taj Bakhshs belonged to the Davallu branch of the Qajar tribe. Please refer to department for condition report