Model of a window in the Mosque of Muhafiz Khanan, Ahmadabad

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Ahmadabad (made)

This model shows a window in the wall of the Mosque of Muhafiz Khan. The mosque was built in the late 15th century. It is one of a pair (Museum no. 01129A(IS)), both of which come from a group showing details of mosque architecture in Ahmadabad, western India. This group came to the V&A from the former India Museum in 1879.

Object details

Categories	Architecture Islam India Museum
Object type	Architectural model
Title	Model of a window in the Mosque of Muhafiz Khanan, Ahmadabad (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Carved sandalwood Sandalwood Carved
Brief description	window; Models, sandalwood, carved pierced, Ahmadabad
Dimensions	Height: 9.7cm Width: 6.2cm Depth: 1.7cm
Object history	Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Wall Case 30.] '01,129. MODELS OF WINDOWS (two). Perforated sandalwood; Ahmedabad. 4,281'
Summary	This model shows a window in the wall of the Mosque of Muhafiz Khan. The mosque was built in the late 15th century. It is one of a pair (Museum no. 01129A(IS)), both of which come from a group showing details of mosque architecture in Ahmadabad, western India. This group came to the V&A from the former India Museum in 1879.
Associated objects	01130:4/(IS) (Shared Other number) 01130:3/(IS) (Shared Other number) 01130:2/(IS) (Shared Other number) 01130:1/(IS) (Shared Other number) 01125(IS) (Shared Other number) 01126(IS) (Shared Other number) 01136(IS) (Shared Other number) 01135-0 (Shared Other number)
Other number	4281 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	01129(IS)

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Record created	February 7, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74026/model-of-a-window-in-architectural-model-unknown/

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