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A simurgh.
Catalogue reference: Add Or 3004v
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This record is about the A simurgh. dating from c 1650.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Add Or 3004v
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Title (The name of the record)
- A simurgh.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1650
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Description (What the record is about)
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A simurgh. Deccan, c.1650. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Drawing with silver and gold; on an album page with green border. Seal of Rashid Khan, 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, with the date 48, probably for the 48th regnal year of Aurangzeb. 123 by 169 mm; page 162 by 240 mm. Reverse: a drawing of an Ahmadnagar prince enthroned in the countryside. A simurgh is poised in a flying attitude with wings spread, looking downwards as if about to alight.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Not applicable
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Medium: drawing.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 450i
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/485f274e-367a-4d86-9477-3c7f2a843fb8/
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A simurgh.