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Miniature

Artist Unknown

CultureIndian | Persian

Dateca. 1625

MediumGold | Paper | Opaque watercolor

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 5 3/16 in. (11.2 x 13.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number58.27.15

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DescriptionEarly 17th century Indian miniature in the Persian technique from a Shah Namah; inserted into a border from an early Persian manuscript. Brown paper with animals drawn in gold. Lions, cheetahs, hunting deer and cranes(?); battle scene between Indians and Persians.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited Norfolk Museum, Gallery "H", February 1958. Also exhibited in College of Wooster Museum, Wooster, Ohio, April 5-27, 1970.