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Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant

Title	Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant
Author	Indian
Publication Date:	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	belge
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	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)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.693
Library Location	Not on view
Date	early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)
Notes	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.
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 Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant

Author Indian

Publication Date 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 belge

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 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)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.693

Library Location Not on view

Date early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Notes 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.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 1987-1988

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters