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W.702, Single leaf of an elephant with mahout attacking four men

Abstract

This Mughal painting depicts an elephant with a mahout attacking four men. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period. Stylistically this example may be attributed to sometime in the late tenth century AH / sixteenth CE, although the Persian inscription on the page states that it was completed in Bukhārā on the last day of Ṣafar 731 AH / 1330 CE. There are a few numbers inscribed on the page: 4500, 9, and 18. The work is framed by marbled paper and a border illuminated with animal and floral motifs. On the back is a sample of calligraphy in nastaʿlīq script signed by Mīrzā Muḥammad al-Kātib and dated 983 AH / 1575-6 CE.

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1. fol. W.702a

   
   • W702_000001_831.tif
     Size: 355.9 MB (373,214,344 bytes)
   • W702_000001_300.tif
     Size: 39.0 MB (40,895,584 bytes)
   • W702_000001_sap.jpg
     Size: 703.4 kB (720,327 bytes)
   • W702_000001_thumb.jpg
     Size: 12.3 kB (12,589 bytes)

2. fol. W.702b

   
   • W702_000002_600.tif
     Size: 187.2 MB (196,285,546 bytes)
   • W702_000002_300.tif
     Size: 39.4 MB (41,321,700 bytes)
   • W702_000002_sap.jpg
     Size: 764.1 kB (782,479 bytes)
   • W702_000002_thumb.jpg
     Size: 12.5 kB (12,768 bytes)