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Dara Shikoh with Mian Mir and Mulla Shah

Artist: Probably by Lalchandca. 1640

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Dara Shikoh with Mian Mir and Mulla Shah
Creator: Artist: Probably by Lalchand
Date Created: ca. 1640
Location: India
External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, mounted on paperboard
Historical Period: Mughal dynasty
Credit Line: Purchase--Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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