Cleveland Museum of Art
Timur distributes gifts from his grandson, the Prince of Multan, from a Zafar-nama (Book of Victories)
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- Date
- 1598–1600
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Culture
- Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 170084
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
The Turkic conqueror Timur (1336–1405) is the Mughal emperor Akbar’s most celebrated paternal ancestor. He sits on a terrace, shaded by a crimson awning. The blue carpet with gold border marking his high status is covered with a floral vine pattern that became fashionable in the 1500s. This scene takes place in a territory governed by Timur’s grandson, who sent him gifts of horses, camels, and a variety of luxury items. Timur is in the process of regifting them to members of his entourage in accordance with their merits. Pre-modern giftwrap: Round textiles cover presentation platters.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
- Provenance
- ?–2012: Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2012–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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