Priming Flask

Indian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

The inspiration for the carving comes from miniature paintings of composite animals, a popular theme for artists in the Mughal court.

Priming Flask, Ivory, steel, pigment, resin, Indian

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