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Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh
(India, Nepal, and Tibet, Islamic Manuscripts, Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
According to inscriptions written in Nasta'liq script, this painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.912, depicts the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (born 1024 AH/AD 1615) and the holy man Shah Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan.
Provenance
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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 1/8 x W: 9 9/16 in. (43.5 x 24.3 cm); Image H: 7 7/8 x W: 5 1/2 in. (20 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2002
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
W.912.A
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