Jahangir Watching an Elephant Fight, ca. 1605, Attributed to India, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper, 18 1/2 x 12 7/8in. (47 x 32.7cm), Codices, Elephants were prized for their strength and power in Mughal India, where they were used for hunting, military campaigns, and sport. In this work painted by Farrukh Chela, two mounted men control the elephants, which are adorned with gold chains, as they fight before an audience
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Jahangir Watching, Elephant Fight, ca, 1605, Attributed, India, Main support, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, 18 1/2 x 12 7/8in, 47 32.7cm, Codices, Elephants, prized, strength, power, Mughal India, hunting, military campaigns, sport, work painted, Farrukh Chela, two mounted men, control, elephants, adorned, gold chains, fight, audience
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