Drawing
17th century (made)
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Drawing in ink on goldbeater's skin, pricked for use as a pinhole stencil, depicting a winding cavalcade of armed horsemen, at the bottom a saddled camel.
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Materials and techniques | Drawn in ink on goldbeater's skin |
Brief description | Drawing, cavalcade of horsemen, drawn in ink on goldbeater's skin, Delhi, 17th century |
Physical description | Drawing in ink on goldbeater's skin, pricked for use as a pinhole stencil, depicting a winding cavalcade of armed horsemen, at the bottom a saddled camel. |
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Content description | A winding cavalcade of armed horsemen, at the bottom a saddled camel. |
Credit line | Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq. |
Object history | Purchased from J. Procter, Watson, Esq., 1 Church Gate Street, The Fort, Bombay. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1912-5260M |
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Accession number | IM.279-1914 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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