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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.255
Title
Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1700-1750
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
Mughal period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217056

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Monochrome tracing on deer skin (charba), unfinished; Mughal Style
Dimensions
22.3 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.255
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Dara Shikoh is depicted at the center with a veil of pearls covering his face and a turban draped in strands of pearls and a large plume. A large double halo encircles his head. Mounted on a caparisoned stallion, Dara Shikoh holds the reins with one hand, and with the other, a handkerchief. The horse rides into a crowd of men that carry bifurcated staffs with candles mounted on the ends, hold large candle sticks or candle sticks inside large glass jars, play instruments, clap, or hold weapons. Following the prince is a procession of men mounted on horses and women riding in howdahs on elephants. On the right in the background is a partially-drawn balcony with sparklers or fireworks shooting from it. The unfinished tracing is a preparatory drawing, and is nearly an exact comparison to a painting in the National Museum, New Delhi, which is dated 1740. Mughal Style.







Exhibition History

  • The Tablet and the Pen: Drawings from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/18/2006 - 07/23/2006

Verification Level

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