cover image: Emperor Babur

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Emperor Babur

Mughal Court Mughal School Detached album folio; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Babur Padishah; verso: calligraphic panel, three couplets. Border: The recto is set in gold rulings in a dark blue border with floral motifs mounted on gold-sprinkled paperboard; the verso is set in gold rulings in a dark blue border with floral motifs mounted on gold-sprinkled paperboard. Bottom page, Babur Padishah. Arthur M. Sackler Collection
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Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
late 19th century
Dates
Mughal dynasty
Format
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Pages
H x W: 30.8 x 21.4 cm (12 1/8 x 8 7/16 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S1986.443
Rights
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/75dff4e9e49312b3f92bd128211a5d9e

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