A GROUP OF ELEVEN LACQUEREDPAPIER-MÂCHÉPLAYING CARDS Qajar Iran, 19th century Comprising a variety of characters from the Iranian gaming tradition such as two enthroned kings, two princes, two riders attacked by a lion, a dancer, two hunters and an erotic scene, the last one with the Shir-o-Khorshid symbol typical of the Qajar dynasty, all plain at the back, each approximately 6.5cm x 4.5cm.