Detached folio from a Baburnama; recto:The Emperor Babur and his men pitching camp, folio from a Baburnama; verso: text
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Period
1588-1590 -
Geography
India -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (Overall): 36 × 23.4 cm (14 3/16 × 9 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
S2015.27 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2015.27
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Description
Recto: Two lines of nasta'liq script in black on painting (which is laid down on later borders.). The inscription reads: [Qoch Beg] and his brothers performed well. We camped on a rise a league from Pishkaran.Verso: Calligraphic leaf of poetry in nasta'liq script from from Jāmī’s Khiradnāma-i Iskandarī, the last of the septet Haft Aurang. -
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National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
India -
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth B. Moynihan in honor of Milo Cleveland Beach -
Type
Manuscript -
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