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  • A rounded, green colored vessel with incised floral designs.

Unknown Maker, Indian

Wine Cup of Emperor Jahangir
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Wine Cup of Emperor Jahangir

Period

Mughal

Year

1612-1613

Medium

  • Quartz and chromium muscovite

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Quartz and chromium muscovite

Materials

quartz, chromium

Geography

Place Made: India

Dimensions

Height: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Fund

Object Number

84.163

Type

  • Material Culture

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Journal

Glimpses of Grandeur: Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

Produced and consumed worldwide for millennia, wine is often poured from a ceramic vessel into shallow cups or bowls made of various materials. 

Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999
A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)
Jul 17, 1987 – Sep 06, 1987
A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)
Jun 26, 1987 – Sep 20, 1987
Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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Unknown Maker, Indian
Wine Cup of Emperor Jahangir, 1612-1613
Quartz and chromium muscovite
Height: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Fund 84.163

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