An illustrated copy of the Mahabharata, India, dated 1968-69 Urdu and Persian manuscript on paper, between 21 and 23 lines to the page written in black nasta'liq, some words highlighted in red, f.1a with the title both in Urdu and Sanskrit, divided into 17 chapters, incomplete and misbound towards the end, each page with two numerals on the upper external border, in red the chapter number, in black the page number, each chapter bearing a colophon (15 survived, chapter 14 and 17 missing), 14 paintings in opaque pigments and paper, some of the characters identified in nasta'liq, in leather binding with flapLeaf: 27.5 by 15.5cm.Provenance: From the collection of the late Jerzy Ostrovsky, who lived in Kabul in the 1960's and 1970's, working as the dentist to the Western diplomatic corps.

In fair condition, the binding is detached so the quires are visible, part of the quires are also loose and possibly misbound, various stains and minor holes throughout, numerals written on the upper external corner and various notes on the margins, minor losses to the paintings,