Padshahnama; Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight

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Period: Mughal
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:1989.135
Material: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Date: probably 1639
Inscription: Definition: Persian Translation: Four inscriptions:#CR#Under window: Likeness of the servants of the highest Presence and likenesses of the prince of the inhabitants of the world#CR#Work of (?) the lowliest ...(?)#CR#Above the gate:#CR#Work of the lowlies
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alternate Cat. #: DT4831
Rights: Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art