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Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight

» Attributed to Bulaqi

Artist / Origin	Attributed to Bulaqi Region: South and Southeast Asia
Date	Mughal Period, ca. 1639 Period: 1400 CE - 1800 CE
Material	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Medium: Calligraphy, Illumination, and Illustrated Books
Location	The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit	Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource, NY

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