A Princess in Jewels
A Princess in Jewels

INDIA, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY OUDH, CIRCA 1760

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A Princess in Jewels
India, Provincial Mughal, possibly Oudh, circa 1760
The princess depicted in profile holding a gold teacup with her hand decorated with henna, wearing diaphanous gold clothing, jewelry composed of gold, pearls, rubies and emeralds and an elaborate gold headdress with jeweled tassels, her hair cascading downwards in curling ringlets, inscribed below in Nastaliq, the reverse contains a cartouche with practice calligraphy strokes
Image: 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (9 x 7.4 cm.)

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