Bibi or Queen Playing Card for the Game of Nas
Object Label
The full set of cards for the game of nas contains twenty cards, with four each of five suits. The suits are the king, the queen, the couli, or dancer, the serbaz, or soldier, and the as, or ace, in the form of a lion and tiger entwined by a snake-dragon.
Caption
Bibi or Queen Playing Card for the Game of Nas, mid–19th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on wood or papiermâché under lacquered varnish, 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6.0 x 4.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X274f.
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Bibi or Queen Playing Card for the Game of Nas
Date
mid–19th century
Period
Qajar Period
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on wood or papiermâché under lacquered varnish
Classification
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (6.0 x 4.0 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X274f
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