Story of the Mughal Emperor Akbar

Unidentified Mughal School maker

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18th century

Leather bound manuscript with four watercolor and gilt illuminations

Overall: 8 11/16 × 5 × 1 in. (22 × 12.7 × 2.6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Fannie and Alan Leslie M.D., Class of 1930, Medical School 1931

2006.105

Geography

Place Made: Iran, West Asia, Asia

Period

1600-1800

Object Name

Watercolor

Research Area

Watercolor

Not on view

Course History

HIST 90.15/ASCL 54.12, Early Modern India, 1500-1800, Tiraana Bains, Fall 2022

History 69.01, African and African American Studies 53.01, Religion 74.17, Islam in African, Robby Zeinstra III, Spring 2024

Religion 16.01, Middle Eastern Studies 6.02, An Introduction to Islam, Emily Silkaitis, Spring 2024

Provenance

Gift of the Estate of Fannie and Alan Leslie, Palm Springs, California; given to present collection, 2006.

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