Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India

Unknown (Indian)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1590
Height:
31.2 cm  (12 5/16 in.)
Width:
18.6 cm  (7 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
opaque watercolor on paper

ink and gold on paper

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    Indian and South Asian Art[Museum inv. no.: 1971.77]

Description

Depicts a battle between the Indians, Iranians, and the Afghans. There are musicans seen at the top of the painting playing tikaras, end-blown trumpets, a narsiga, and a set of kartals.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tikara [2906]
Karna [4407]
Narsiga [4415]
Kartal [6037]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602).

RIdIM record id

5182