A Nilgai

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The Walters Art Museum
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The Walters Art Museum
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Title:
A Nilgai
Date:
1031-1059 AH/AD 1625-1650 (Mughal)
Description:
Walters manuscript leaf W.865, this painting of a nilgai (also called a blue bull or Boselaphus tragocamelus), which is an antelope indigenous to Asia, is attributable to the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1037-1068 AH/AD 1627-1658).For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Shah Jahan (1037-1068 AH/AD 1627-1658)Style:
Type:
illuminated manuscripts
Subject:
Culture: Islamic
Provenance:
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
Medium:
ink and pigments on paper
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 8 1/4 x W: 11 in. (21 x 27.9 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
W.865.A
Is part of:
INT, MSS, ISL, MIS
South and Southeast Asian Art
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