Mango-Shaped Flask, mid-17th century, Attributed to India, Rock crystal; set with gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds, H. 2 1/2

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Mango-Shaped Flask, mid-17th century, Attributed to India, Rock crystal; set with gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds, H. 2 1/2 in. ( cm), Stone, In spite of its modest size, this flask in the shape of a mango, adorned with gold, gems, and enameling, eloquently demonstrates the artistic standards and tastes of seventeenth-century Mughal India. Likely to have been created during the reign of Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the famous Taj Mahal, the flask expresses the Mughal love of natural forms and precious materials

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