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Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank

Title	Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank
Author	Indian
Publication Date:	late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)
Publication Place	India (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm); Image H: 8 3/8 x W: 5 in. (21.2 x 12.7 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.685
Library Location	Not on view
Date	late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)
Notes	This Mughal painting, Watlers W.685, dates to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or the early 11th century AH/AD 17th. It depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a fortified city in the background. It appears that the wild elephants are being captured with a view to taming them. The figures in grisaille and the architectural vignettes in the background represent early contacts between Mughal India and Europe. The painting has a brown border with illuminated flora and fauna motifs.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı	1987-1988
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank

Author Indian

Publication Date late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place India (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm); Image H: 8 3/8 x W: 5 in. (21.2 x 12.7 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.685

Library Location Not on view

Date late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Notes This Mughal painting, Watlers W.685, dates to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or the early 11th century AH/AD 17th. It depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a fortified city in the background. It appears that the wild elephants are being captured with a view to taming them. The figures in grisaille and the architectural vignettes in the background represent early contacts between Mughal India and Europe. The painting has a brown border with illuminated flora and fauna motifs.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 1987-1988

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters