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Akbar and Jahangir Examine a Ghir Falcon while Prince Khusrau Stands Behind, c. 1602–4. Mughal India. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: x cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.). 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 l
Akbar and Jahangir Examine a Ghir Falcon while Prince Khusrau Stands Behind, c. 1602–4. Mughal India. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: x cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.). 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.
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