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My very, very first purchase was when I was about 12 or 13. My father used to take me wherever he went buying or selling anything from the age of eig… - Nasser Khalili
" "My very, very first purchase was when I was about 12 or 13. My father used to take me wherever he went buying or selling anything from the age of eight, because amongst my other sisters and brothers I was the only one who showed interest. We bought ordinary things like Persian lacquer to start with. Many years later I did my PhD on Persian lacquer
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About Nasser Khalili
Sir Nasser David Khalili (born 18 December 1945) is a British-Iranian scholar, collector, and philanthropist based in London.
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Nasser David Khalili
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Nasser D. Khalili
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David Khalili
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Sir Nasser David Khalili
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Sir David Khalili
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Professor Sir Nasser D. Khalili
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Professor Nasser D. Khalili
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Professor Nasser David Khalili
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