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A MINIATURE OF A BATTLE SCENE, MUGHAL INDIA, AKBAR WORKSHOPS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Two armies, made up of twelve horsemen, armed with sabers and spears and two mahouts on elephant backs, are engaged in battle; some, taken aback, lie wounded. On the back, text from two Nastaliq banners, surrounded by smaller inscriptions on a background of polychrome flowers. The album page features four seals of Mughal princes of Lucknow: Amjad Ali Shah, Asaf ud-Dowlah Yahya Khan, Sulayman Shah, Wajid Ali Shah. 40.5 by 27.8 cm. PROVENANCE Former collection of Professor Donald Robertson (Cambridge University).
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A MINIATURE OF A BATTLE SCENE, MUGHAL INDIA, AKBAR WORKSHOPS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
