Throne Panel

Historical period(s)
Mughal dynasty, ca. 1575-1600
School
Mughal School
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
H x W: 6.1 x 49.7 cm (2 3/8 x 19 9/16 in)
Geography
India
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1988.5
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Furniture and Furnishing
Type

Throne panel

Keywords
battle, elephant, India, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Provenance

Sir Howard Hodgkin (born 1932) [1]

To 1988
Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York to 1988

From 1988
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 1988

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 5 in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd.
Sir Howard Hodgkin 1932-2017

Published References
  • Michael Brand, Glenn D. Lowry. Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory. Exh. cat. New York. cat. 76, pp. 117, 155.
  • Robert Skelton. The Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts Under Mughal Rule: Victoria & Albert Museum 21 April-22 August 1982. Exh. cat. London. cat. 543, p. 161.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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