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Akbar Shah II Riding on an Elephant
ca. 1820
Seated on a royal elephant, Akbar II (ruled 1806–37) presides over an imperial procession. He was one of the last Mughal emperors to rule India.
Provenance
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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
India, Delhi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Framed H: 4 5/16 × L: 5 7/8 × D: 9/16 in. (11 × 14.9 × 1.5 cm); L without frame: 5 1/2 x W: 3 11/16 in. (13.9 x 9.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.95