Rare Islamic Art Object Sold for Record USD 9.4m

London, 27 Oct (ONA) --- After more than 10 minutes of bidding, a page from Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp also known as The Book of Kings, was sold at auction for a record USD 9.4 million.

This makes the artwork, which was on show at Sotheby’s Dubai earlier this month, the most expensive Islamic object or work on paper sold at auction, surpassing the previous record set by another page from the same manuscript at Sotheby's in 2011.

“The Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme illustrated manuscripts of any period or culture and ranks among the greatest works of art in the world,” said Benedict Carter, head of department, Sotheby’s Islamic and Indian Art.

---Ends/Thuraiya/AG