Cleveland Museum of Art
Footed Platter
- Date
- 1600s
- Medium
- nephrite (jade)
- Culture
- India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan both admired jade. The material linked them to their ancestor Timur, whose tombstone in Samarkand was carved from a large piece of jade. This platter probably would have been used for serving fruit at courtly gatherings.
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