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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi; the boiling of the artificial rice

Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32 x 23.6 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
India
Date:
ca. 1450
Period:
Delhi Sultanate period
Topic:
cooking  Search this
Delhi Sultanate (1206 - 1526)  Search this
Khamsa  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
rice  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1959.4
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ad5d01b4-92d1-4cbb-8ca9-004afdc1059b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1959.4
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A Royal Entertainment

Artist:
Attributed here to Sur Das  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 17 x 11.4 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
India
Date:
ca. 1600
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar
Topic:
vina  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)  Search this
antelope  Search this
courtier  Search this
India  Search this
fly whisk  Search this
prince  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
attendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1960.27
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3087b52c6-4460-4f8b-a711-10e8e8f0d16a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1960.27
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The Sleeping Shatrajit Murdered by Satadhanva, from a Bhagavata Purana

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 17.6 x 23.1 cm (6 15/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Delhi-Agra, North India
Date:
ca. 1520
Period:
Pre-Mughal period
Topic:
turtle  Search this
water  Search this
dance  Search this
sleeping  Search this
Bhagavata Purana  Search this
palace  Search this
India  Search this
murder  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Sanskrit  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1966.31
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1966.31
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Maharana Ari Singh II at worship in the City Palace

Artist:
Shambhu  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 68 × 53 cm (26 3/4 × 20 7/8 in)
H x W x D (exhibition frame): 88.9 × 68.6 × 4.4 cm (35 × 27 × 1 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Udaipur, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India
Date:
1765
Period:
Sisodia dynasty, Reign of Maharana Ari Singh
Topic:
worship  Search this
drum  Search this
lute  Search this
Sisodia dynasty (861 - 1947)  Search this
palace  Search this
fiddle  Search this
India  Search this
puja  Search this
maharana  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1986.7
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3760d353f-8536-4b05-985d-aed154f22ee5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1986.7
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Eastern Curlew Devouring a Mudskipper

Artist:
Zayn al-Din  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor and ink on European (Whatman) paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 81.6 x 58.7 cm (32 1/8 x 23 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal state, India
Date:
1778
Topic:
bird  Search this
fish  Search this
eating  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1992.16
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1992.16

A manuscript of the Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; Sa'di in a Rose garden

Calligrapher:
Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  Search this
Artist:
Attributed to Payag (active ca.1591-ca.1658)  Search this
Attributed to Abid  Search this
Attributed to Govardhan  Search this
Attributed to Balchand  Search this
Attributed to Murar  Search this
Patron:
Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658)  Search this
Medium:
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 25.4 x 33.9 cm (10 x 13 3/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
India and Iran
Date:
Text dated 1468, illumination added early 16th c., paintings repainted ca. 1645
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
Topic:
rose  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658)  Search this
Gulistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Number:
F1998.5
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fb3ab76d-87f7-4bcc-89e9-2d904044edb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.5

Prince Amar Singh II walking in the rain

Artist:
Attributed to the Stipple Master (Active 1692-1715)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image-inside border): 34.4 × 21.3 cm (13 9/16 × 8 3/8 in)
H x W x D (exhibition frame): 53.3 × 43.2 × 4.4 cm (21 × 17 × 1 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Rajnagar, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1690
Period:
Sisodia dynasty, Reign of Amar Singh II
Topic:
cloud  Search this
rain  Search this
Sisodia dynasty (861 - 1947)  Search this
India  Search this
ruler  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift made in 2012 from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F2012.4.3
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2012.4.3

Folio from the late Shah Jahan Album with two poems and a couplet from the Divan of Amir Shahi (died 1453)

Calligrapher:
Mir Ali Haravi (died ca. 1550)  Search this
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 37 x 25.2 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran (calligraphy); India (borders)
Date:
ca. 1640-1650
Topic:
poetry  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.92
Restrictions & Rights:
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.92

Vasudhara ("Bearer of Gems")

Medium:
Gilt copper with semi-precious stones and traces of vermilion
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 20.9 x 16.1 x 14.9 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 5 7/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Nepal
Date:
dated 1082
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
lotus  Search this
mantra  Search this
Nepal  Search this
Vasudhara  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
goddess  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Susanne K. Bennet in memory of Felicja "Lusia" Arendt (1928-1942?)
Accession Number:
S2012.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Sackler Gallery 22a: The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2012.2

Persian cultures of power and the entanglement of the Afro-Eurasian world edited by Matthew P. Canepa

Editor:
Canepa, Matthew P. 1975-  Search this
Issuing body:
Getty Research Institute  Search this
Physical description:
287 pages color illustrations, color maps 26 cm
Type:
Books
Congresses
Congrès
Place:
Iran
Date:
2024
Topic:
Civilization  Search this
Relations  Search this
History  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Civilisation  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Antiquités  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1165960

Systems of land tenure in various countries A series of essays published under the sanction of the Cobden Club Ed. by J.W. Probyn

Author:
Cobden Club (London, England)  Search this
Longfield, Mountifort 1802-1884  Search this
Brodrick, George Charles 1831-1908  Search this
Hoskyns, Chandos Wren 1812-1876  Search this
Campbell, George Sir 1824-1892  Search this
Leslie, T. E. Cliffe (Thomas Edward Cliffe) 1827-1882  Search this
Faucher, Julius 1820-1878  Search this
Morier, Robert Sir 1826-1893  Search this
Laveleye, Emile de 1822-1892  Search this
Fisher, C. M  Search this
Editor:
Probyn, J. W (John Webb)  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 534 pages facsimile 19 cm
Type:
Texts
Date:
1881
Topic:
Land tenure  Search this
Agricultural laws and legislation  Search this
Propriété foncière  Search this
Droit rural  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1165970

Beyond borders Indo-Sasanian trade and its central Indian connections (circa CE 300-700) Ashish Kumar

Author:
Kumar, Ashish  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 245 pages illustrations, maps 22 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
South Asia
Asie méridionale
Date:
2023
Topic:
Commerce  Search this
Economic history  Search this
History  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Conditions économiques  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1164662

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Place:
Assam, India, Asia
USNM Number:
PAL548720
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Foraminifera
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32de32afb-99bc-4de9-92db-3dcc2a55e16d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10408335

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Place:
Assam, India, Asia
USNM Number:
PAL548724
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3253f12ef-35a3-45aa-b809-64d7300f9ea9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10408341

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Place:
Assam, India, Asia
USNM Number:
PAL548725
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33580b4d2-657e-46ac-9e5a-172f68b8ec60
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edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10408343

Foraminiferida Bulk and Processed Samples

Place:
Assam, India, Asia
USNM Number:
PAL548726
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36fd3ced0-bcbe-435a-93a0-3adfa1c22d5d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_10408345

Echinolampas qattamiaensis Ali

Collector:
M. S. Ali  Search this
Type Citation:
Ali. 1983 --/--. India Paleon.Soc.Jour. 28: 57, pl.1,f.1-5,tbl.1.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Egypt
Taxonomy:
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea
Published Name:
Echinolampas qattamiaensis Ali
USNM Number:
PAL341264
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Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31707d0f4-47d4-4e29-b5d3-f18b3fea9522
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3138743
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Ommatius nilgiriensis

Collector:
P. S. Nathan  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1036  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Remarks:
Holotype
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Type Citation:
1989. Oriental Insects. 23: 196-197.
Type Status:
Holotype
Place:
Singara, Nilgiri Hills, [Not stated], Unknown, India
Collection Date:
May 1948
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae, Ommatiinae
Published Name:
Ommatius nilgiriensis Joseph & Parui, 1989
Barcode:
USNMENT00870798
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 137502
USNM Number:
USNMENT00870798
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3258c49bb-fe52-41f2-987d-949ed60b3c77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9209392
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Tumidiscapus oophagus

Biogeographical Region:
Oriental  Search this
Collector:
Y. R. Row  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Slide
Sex:
Female
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Coimbatore, [Not Stated], Tamil Nadu, India
Collection Date:
3 Dec 1915
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae
Published Name:
Tumidiscapus oophagus Girault, 1917
Barcode:
USNMENT01049165
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 32096
USNM Type Number : 20734
USNM Number:
USNMENT01049165
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2d3b881-eb03-41f0-b0a9-546a1c5aa7db
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9131752
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Aphycus fuscidorsum

Collector:
Gahan  Search this
Place:
Coimbatore; South India, Tamil Nadu, India
Collection Date:
9 Oct 1914
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae, Encyrtinae
Published Name:
Aphycus fuscidorsum Gahan, 1919
Barcode:
USNMENT01570682
Other Numbers:
Inquire SerNum : 32308
USNM Type Number : 22287
USNM Number:
USNMENT01570682
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a3061b82-d172-42e0-869a-08191ddf75dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9132016
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