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Dagger hilt, later 16th–first decade 17th century (with later alterations and additions). India, Mughal. The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum.
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"Treasury of the World": Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals
October 18, 2001–January 13, 2002
Special Exhibition Galleries, The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
The Mughal rulers of India (1526–1858) maintained a court that was renowned for its wealth, high culture, and love of precious objects, all of which were epitomized in the jeweled arts of the period. Drawn from the uniquely extensive holdings of The al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait, this dazzling display presents more than 300 works of the Mughal period, including jeweled items of personal adornment, princely weapons, carved jade and crystal bowls set with precious stones, spinels ("balas rubies") inscribed with the titles of their imperial owners, and other art-historically important pieces representing the period of several imperial reigns, as well as the sumptuous and refined courts of the Deccan, in the southern part of India. The exhibition will also be on view at the British Museum in London, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Art in Houston.
Accompanied by a catalogue.
The exhibition is organized by The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum, in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition is made possible in part by the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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