ABRAHAM SENT TO THE STAKE BY KING NEMROD A rare large binding panel in painted and lacquered papier-mâché, depicting a scene when Abraham (Khalil) is sent to the stake by King Nimrod, amidst a crowd of princes and sovereigns. The wide border is calligraphic in nasta'liq on a black background, with a repetition of Persian poetic verses attributed to Shahab Turshizi, a poet of the Zand and Qajar periods, whose poetry quotes the names of Khalil (Abraham) and Nemrod, thus identifying the scene. In a frame. (Crackling; missing paint layer). Iran, Qajar period, early 19th century. A PAPIER MÂCHÉ PANEL WITH ABRAHAM THROWN INTO THE FIRE BY NIMROD, QÂJÂR IRAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. DIM. (VIEW) 41,5 X 65 CM (16 5/16 X 25 9/16 IN.)