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Source Description
This single leaf with a color wash and illuminated drawing, Walters W.704, depicts an elephant with two archers attacking a rider on horseback. The attribution in the lower right corner reads "the work of Thakur Das." The image is surrounded by illuminated frames and a border of pink-tinted, gold-sprinkled paper. On the back is an unsigned sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script in both Arabic and Persian.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29704
label
Single Leaf of an Elephant Attacking a Horse and Rider
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29704
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Single Leaf of an Elephant Attacking a Horse and Rider
description
This single leaf with a color wash and illuminated drawing, Walters W.704, depicts an elephant with two archers attacking a rider on horseback. The attribution in the lower right corner reads "the work of Thakur Das." The image is surrounded by illuminated frames and a border of pink-tinted, gold-sprinkled paper. On the back is an unsigned sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script in both Arabic and Persian.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20
height
30.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 7/8 x W: 12 in. (20 x 30.5 cm); Image H: 3 11/16 x W: 6 5/8 in. (9.3 x 16.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
84220
84219
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
creator_ids
19402
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
INT
exhibition_ids
2871
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
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