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painting
Object Type
painting
Museum number
1969,0317,0.7
Description
ʿAbdullah Qutb Sháh; single-page painting on a detached album folio. Full-length portrait of the ruler ʿAbdullah Qutb Sháh, dressed in a purple vest and fully bejewelled. He is wearing a turban with a black heron feather. Void background. No inscription. Ink and opaque watercolour on paper.
Cultures/periods
Mughal dynasty
Production date
1650
(circa)
Production place
Factory in:
Golconda
Materials
paper
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
21.50 centimetres
(image)
Height:
60 centimetres
(sheet)
Width:
10.50 centimetres
(image)
Width:
43.40 centimetres
(sheet)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
jewellery
Associated names
Portrait of:
'Abdallah Qutub Shah, Sultan of Golconda
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Rev Gervase Markham
Funder name
Funded by:
Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund
Acquisition date
1969
Department
Middle East
Registration number
1969,0317,0.7
Conservation
Treatment
: 12 Mar 2015