"Ali and Omar on the Battlefield," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)

Author Muhammad Rafi Khan Indian

ca. 1820

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 463

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Title: "Ali and Omar on the Battlefield," Folio from a Hamla-yi Haidari (Attack of the Lion)
Author: Muhammad Rafi Khan (Indian, Delhi, died 1711)
Date: ca. 1820
Geography: From India, probably Hyderabad
Medium: Translucent and opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: H. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
W. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2015
Object Number: 2015.576
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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