Relief with a Floral Decoration, c. 1700
Unknown artist, Indiaexpand_more
Mottled red sandstoneexpand_more
Gift of the Friendsexpand_more 2000.65
Not on Viewexpand_more
Stone wall panels ornamented with natural motifs decorated the walls of many Mughal architectural monuments. The Mughals delighted in observing nature, which resulted in the representation of flora and fauna in many different mediums. This panel, which has a pendant panel at the Louvre, was made in the late Mughal period, and thus eschews the symmetry of previous designs. It instead displays a fanciful representation of irises blooming out of wind-tossed banana leaves, which in turn spring from a triple corolla of acanthus leaves. The mottled red sandstone is typical of the Mathura, Sikri, and Chunar regions of north India.
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- Relief with a Floral Decoration
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- 2000.65
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