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A Bejewelled Maiden with a Parakeet

ca. 1670–1700
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 099
This young beauty seen through a cusped arch has been idealized as the daughter of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The convention of a woman holding a parakeet is seen in Deccani painting and textiles and is also known from a long-standing tradition in Indian sculpture; here the prominent use of gold is typical of Deccani taste. The bird sits on the maiden’s henna-reddened fingers, each one of which is separately adorned by a diamond ring.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Bejewelled Maiden with a Parakeet
  • Date: ca. 1670–1700
  • Geography: Made in India, Golconda, Deccan
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: Image:
    H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
    W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.585
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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