The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Akbar and Jahangir Examine a Ghir Falcon while Prince Khusrau Stands Behind
c. 1602–4
Page: 35.8 x 23.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Location: not on view
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Salim rests his hand on a sharply pointed dagger in a red velvet sheath.Description
Emperor Akbar sits against a purple bolster under a canopy looking aged and careworn, probably not long before his death. He examines a trained falcon of the type that the Mughals used in hunting. This falcon appears to be from Akbar’s son, Prince Salim, who stands before him in a gesture of gift-giving. A stately black antelope, a wild animal now a pet, harnessed and wearing a bell, crouches at the foot of the steps leading up to the canopied platform.- Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 37, p. 211.
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