A MINIATURE DEPICTING A COMPOSITE MYTHICAL BEAST
A MINIATURE DEPICTING A MYTHICAL BEAST FORMED BY
VARIOUS CREATURES (AL BURAQ) HYDERABD 1770-90
This buraq is emblematic of the Deccan’s cosmopolitanism. many visaul tradition are interwined in this image cousing through Central Asia, Turkey and Iran but at the centre, most prominently placed, is the elephant that is native to India, tenderly sheltering a frightened deer.
Painting : 22 by 26 cm.
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A MINIATURE DEPICTING A MYTHICAL BEAST FORMED BY
VARIOUS CREATURES (AL BURAQ) HYDERABD 1770-90
This buraq is emblematic of the Deccan’s cosmopolitanism. many visaul tradition are interwined in this image cousing through Central Asia, Turkey and Iran but at the centre, most prominently placed, is the elephant that is native to India, tenderly sheltering a frightened deer.
Painting : 22 by 26 cm.
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