Indian, Islamic and Himalayan Art

Large Bowl with Abstract Peacock Motif

Nishapur, Eastern Iran
Earthenware, white slip with polychrome decoration under transparent glaze
10th -11th century AD
34.5 cm Diameter, 12.5 cm Depth

Fragment from an Isfahan, 'In and Out Palmette' carpet

Isfahan, Central Persia
Late 16th century
Wool and cotton
73.5 x 38 cm

Ewer

Bahmanid, Deccan, India
Late 16th century
Copper Alloy Repoussé
H: 32 cm

The Birth of Akbar

A Leaf from the ‘Third’ Akbarnama
Mughal, 1595-1600
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
Painting: 32.5 x 19.5 cm
Folio: 36 x 24 cm

A Mughal jade-hilted horse-head dagger khanjar

Mughal, India, 1640-50
Nephrite jade and steel
40.5 x 11 x 2.5 cm; Hilt Height: 13.5 cm

A Company School Study of the Pietra Dura Inlays at the Taj Mahal

Pencil and Watercolour on paper
Agra, India
Circa 1820
41.5 x 66 cm

Tigers Hunting a Deer

Kota, Rajasthan, India
Circa 1830-40
Brush drawing with slight colour on paper
41.5 x 61.5 cm

The month of Magh

An Illustration from a Barahmasa Series
Kota or Bundi, Rajasthan, Northern India
Circa 1680-1700
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
28.8 x 22.5 cm

A Vulture by the Imperial Mughal Artist Mansur

Ascribed to Mansur, Nadir al Asr.
Mughal, India, circa 1620; the border circa 1608.
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper.
Folio: 34 x 23.4 cm; Painting: 20 x 10.2 cm.