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Source Description
This Mughal painting of the early 11th century AH/AD 17th, Walters W.693, depicts 2 young men on a white elephant. The seated man is being served wine. The painting is surrounded by a frame of illuminated buff-colored paper with four panels inscribed with Persian verses written in black Nasta'liq script. The border is of salmon-colored paper with illuminated floral motifs.
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Document identity
localId
9670
label
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant
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object
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Source metadata
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9670
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object
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normalized
title
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant
description
This Mughal painting of the early 11th century AH/AD 17th, Walters W.693, depicts 2 young men on a white elephant. The seated man is being served wine. The painting is surrounded by a frame of illuminated buff-colored paper with four panels inscribed with Persian verses written in black Nasta'liq script. The border is of salmon-colored paper with illuminated floral motifs.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 x W: 7 1/2 in. (27 x 19 cm); Image H: 9 1/16 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
84246
84245
med
ink and pigments on paper
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2191
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MSS
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MIS
INT
exhibition_ids
2871
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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