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Site Name: Narnaul

Date: 1300-1399 CE

Subject: Square, domed chamber proper, interior, painted, Domed ceiling over squinches with Mughal period (?) paintings

Site Name: Narnaul

Date: 1300-1399 CE

Subject: Square, domed chamber proper, interior, painted East wall, west face, upperhalf with Mughal period (?) paintings

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Animal Container. This a decorated container made of papier-mâché. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. This craft was probably introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

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Date: 168-206 CE

Subject: Considered the latest issue of his reign. This obverse formed the prototype for the portrait coins of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir, struck in 1617.; Half-length bust of ruler facing left, holding mace in right hand, tasseled lance in left hand; he wears a pointed, conical, highly ornamented headdress. [Gold Dinar, Obverse]

Site Name: Agra

Date: 1631-1648 CE

Subject:

Taj Mausoleum, Iwan on south, calligraphy: The texts chosen refer broadly to the themes of judgment and fruitful paradisiacal rewards for the faithful. The inscriptions over the gateway invite the reader to enter the paradise. And as one enters towards the main mausoleum, the tone of the inscriptions changes from paradisiacal to that of an impending doom that awaits the unbelievers on the Day of Judgment. However, once inside the mausoleum, the tone of the inscriptions changes yet again from judgment to paradisiacal. The text is written in a language close to the 'Thuluth', a style associated in particular with the Persian calligrapher Amanat Khan who resided at the Mughal court and who was responsible for making the calligraphy of the entire Taj Mahal. His signature appears besides many times in the marble.

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Date: ca 1650 CE

Subject: Portrait of Asaf Khan from Late Shah Jahan Album. Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan was the father of Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal), the chief wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan;

Site Name: Mahlian Kalan

Date: 1630-1658 CE (?)

Subject: Overview, at visible distance are a Mughal Kos minar (towards north wall) as also a Mughal bridge (towards southeast) across River Dhauli-Veni

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Tiger Pot. This is a pot made from papier-mâché technique. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. The craft is said to have been introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Deer Bowl. This is a bowl made from papier-mâché technique. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. This craft was probably introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Elephant Container with Lid. This is a container shaped like an elephant made from the papier-mâché technique. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. This craft was probably introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Site Name: Mahlian Kalan

Date: 1630-1658 CE (?)

Subject: Overview, at visible distance are a Mughal Kos minar (towards north wall) as also a Mughal bridge (towards southeast) across River Dhauli-Veni

Site Name: Mahlian Kalan

Date: 1630-1658 CE (?)

Subject: Overview, at visible distance are a Mughal Kos minar (towards north wall) as also a Mughal bridge (towards southeast) across River Dhauli-Veni

Site Name: Mahlian Kalan

Date: 1630-1658 CE (?)

Subject: Overview, at visible distance are a Mughal Kos minar (towards north wall) as also a Mughal bridge (towards southeast) across River Dhauli-Veni

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Date: ca 1600-1699 CE

Subject: Lower Left Border Illumination: Corner [Persian Calligraphy with Mughal Border]

Site Name: Mahlian Kalan

Date: 1630-1658 CE (?)

Subject: Overview, at visible distance are a Mughal Kos minar (towards north wall) as also a Mughal bridge (towards southeast) across River Dhauli-Veni

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

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Date:

Subject: Painted Pot. This is a papier-mâché pot on which the dashavatara, or the ten primary incarnations (avatars) of Vishnu have been painted - Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Balarama, Jagannatha and Kalki. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. This craft was probably introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish.

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Date: 1564-1573 CE

Subject: View from entrance gate; built by his widow Biga Begum (Hajji Begum) for Humayun, the second Mughal emperor of India

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Animal Container. This a decorated container made of papier-mâché. This view shows elephants. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. This craft was probably introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Animal Container. This a decorated container made of papier-mâché. This view shows elephants and cows. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. This craft was probably introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

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Date: 1564-1573 CE

Subject: Approach towards tomb complex; built by his widow Biga Begum (Hajji Begum) for Humayun, the second Mughal emperor of India

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Date: ca 1600-1699 CE

Subject: Persian Calligraphy with Mughal Border

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