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Source Description
This Mughal painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.702, depicts an elephant with a mahout attacking 4 men. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period. Stylistically this example may be attributed to sometime in the late 10th century AH/AD 16th, although the Persian inscription on the page states that it was completed in Bukhara on the last day of Safar 731 AH/AD 1330. There are a few numbers inscribed on the page: 4500, 9, and 18. The work is framed by marbled paper and a border illuminated with animal and floral motifs. On the back is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib and dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.
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Document identity
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15299
label
Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men
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object
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Source metadata
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15299
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normalized
title
Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men
description
This Mughal painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.702, depicts an elephant with a mahout attacking 4 men. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period. Stylistically this example may be attributed to sometime in the late 10th century AH/AD 16th, although the Persian inscription on the page states that it was completed in Bukhara on the last day of Safar 731 AH/AD 1330. There are a few numbers inscribed on the page: 4500, 9, and 18. The work is framed by marbled paper and a border illuminated with animal and floral motifs. On the back is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib and dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
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23.5
height
36
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 14 3/16 in. (23.5 x 36 cm); Image H: 5 1/2 x W: 6 1/2 in. (14 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
84204
84203
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
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19401
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MIS
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2871
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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