A MINIATURE DEPICTING A MYTHICAL BEAST FORMED BY VARIOUS CREATURES (AL BURAQ) HYDERABD 1770-90

Reference: ART3001594

This buraq is emblematic of the Deccan’s cosmopolitanism. many visaul tradition are interwined in this image cousing through Central Asia, Turkey and Iran but at the centre, most prominently placed, is the elephant that is native to India, tenderly sheltering a frightened deer. Painting : 22 by 26 cm.