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Sidi Masud Khan

ca. 1680

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 693

Sidi Mas’ud Khan, an important minister at the Bijapur court, remained in power until 1683. He then governed at Adoni, in the Kurnool district, where, like several other African patrons of architecture in the region, he built a notable mosque. The oval format of this portrait suggests that it comes from an album of images of eminent men, often made for export at Golconda.

Sidi Masud Khan, Opaque color with gold and silver on paper — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Sidi Masud Khan

Date: ca. 1680

Geography: Country of Origin India

Medium: Opaque color with gold and silver on paper

Dimensions: Image: 8 in. × 6 11/16 in. (20.3 × 17 cm)
Frame: 12 13/16 × 11 5/16 × 13/16 in. (32.5 × 28.7 × 2.1 cm)

Classification: Codices

Credit Line: The Howard Hodgkin Collection, on loan from the Howard Hodgkin Indian Collection Trust

Accession Number: L.2022.31.9

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