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| Keywords: Indian - Single Leaf of an Elephant in Must During a Hunt - Walters W873 - Detail.jpg This single leaf Walters W 873 depicts the Mughal emperor Akbar reigned 963-1014 AH/AD 1556-1605 who continues to ride and control his elephant which has gone into heat must The elephant is shown attacking a horse whose rider has fallen beneath his steed In turn the horse bites the elephant's trunk The event documents the courage and determination of the emperor who is identified in an inscription at the top of the page in black Nasta'liq script as Muhammad Jalal al-Din Akbar Padshah This inscription was likely written by a later viewer The border in yellow black blue and orange probably dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th early 11th century AH/AD 17th century Mughal ink pigments paper cm 23 5 16 accession number W 873 35955 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2001 place of origin north India Walters Art Museum license 2D Mughal miniatures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Elephants in Islamic art 17th-century Mughal miniatures War elephants of the Mughal Empire | ||||
