Room 33 | Mughal India 1500-1900 gallery
Discover the paintings and decorative arts of the Mughal period - the most powerful and lasting of the Islamic dynasties in India.
Galleries : 8 objects
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- Associated place
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Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Itawa (place of creation)
- Date
- 2nd half of the 18th century - 1st half of the 19th century
- Material and technique
- nautilus shell, with ivory and mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- 10 x 10.7 x 7.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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organic › animal › shell › nautilus shell,organic › animal › shell › pearlshell › mother-of-pearl,organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean Museum and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1981.
- Accession no.
- EA1981.39
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First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India
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First floor | Room 33 | Mughal India
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