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Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men

Title	Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men
Author	Mirza Muhammad al-Katib
Publication Date:	late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
Publication Place	India (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	belge
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 9 1/4 x W: 14 3/16 in. (23.5 x 36 cm); Image H: 5 1/2 x W: 6 1/2 in. (14 x 16.5 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.702
Library Location	Not on view
Date	late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
Notes	This Mughal painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.702, depicts an elephant with a mahout attacking 4 men. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period. Stylistically this example may be attributed to sometime in the late 10th century AH/AD 16th, although the Persian inscription on the page states that it was completed in Bukhara on the last day of Safar 731 AH/AD 1330. There are a few numbers inscribed on the page: 4500, 9, and 18. The work is framed by marbled paper and a border illuminated with animal and floral motifs. On the back is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib and dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.
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 an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men

Author Mirza Muhammad al-Katib

Publication Date late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Place India (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type belge

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 9 1/4 x W: 14 3/16 in. (23.5 x 36 cm); Image H: 5 1/2 x W: 6 1/2 in. (14 x 16.5 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.702

Library Location Not on view

Date late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Notes This Mughal painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.702, depicts an elephant with a mahout attacking 4 men. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period. Stylistically this example may be attributed to sometime in the late 10th century AH/AD 16th, although the Persian inscription on the page states that it was completed in Bukhara on the last day of Safar 731 AH/AD 1330. There are a few numbers inscribed on the page: 4500, 9, and 18. The work is framed by marbled paper and a border illuminated with animal and floral motifs. On the back is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib and dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 1987-1988

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters