Painting
late 16th century (made), early 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painting, watercolour on paper, a battle between soldiers on an elephant and two mounted warriors, watched by a king. On the reverse are Persian verses signed Muhammad 'Ali ibn Zarrin Raqm (RW Skelton).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, battle between soldiers on elephant and mounted warriors, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, late 16th or early 17th century |
| Physical description | Painting, watercolour on paper, a battle between soldiers on an elephant and two mounted warriors, watched by a king. On the reverse are Persian verses signed Muhammad 'Ali ibn Zarrin Raqm (RW Skelton). |
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| Content description | A battle between soldiers on an elephant and two mounted warriors, watched by a king. |
| Style | |
| Object history | From Mrs Adelaide Gourlay, who bought it from McLeish Thomas & Co, 106 Regent Street, Glasgow (RF: 64/3288) |
| Production | Battle between soldiers on elephant and mounted warriors. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | IS.55:2-1965 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.55-1965 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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