Author
Indian
Publication Date
17th century (Mughal)
Publication Place
India (Place of Origin) -
Subject
India, Nepal, and Tibet, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23.5 x 16 cm); Framed H: 20 1/8 × W: 15 3/16 × D: 1 1/4 in. (51.12 × 38.58 × 3.18 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.873
Library Location
Not on view
Date
17th century (Mughal)
Notes
The Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) tries to control a female elephant that gores the horse of a fallen rider while terrified attendants flee the scene. Akbar brandishes an elephant goad, or hook, similar to the example displayed in the case to your left.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong.
Sergi Yılı
2001-2003
Bağış/Edinim
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2001
