Painting
first half 18th century (made)
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Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a darvish seated on a grassy bank with a lapwing perched on his left hand and the right forefinger raised. A begging bowl containing fruit rests on his knee, and a gilt clog rests on the ground beside him.
Object details
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| Brief description | Painting, seated darvish, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, first half 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a darvish seated on a grassy bank with a lapwing perched on his left hand and the right forefinger raised. A begging bowl containing fruit rests on his knee, and a gilt clog rests on the ground beside him. |
| Content description | A darvish seated on a grassy bank with a lapwing perched on his left hand and the right forefinger raised. A begging bowl containing fruit rests on his knee, and a gilt clog rests on the ground beside him. |
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| Accession number | IS.99-1960 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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