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Unknown artist, Indian

Wine cup of Emperor Jahangir, 1612-1613

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Description

Maker

Culture

Indian

Title

Wine cup of Emperor Jahangir

Year

1612-1613

Medium

Quartz and chromium muscovite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Place

India; India

Type

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Fund

Object Number

84.163

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries

Because jade was not readily available in India during the rule of the Mughal emperors, jade-like stones were used to make imperial gifts, such as this wine cup.

Although Quranic law forbids the consumption of alcohol, Emperor Jahangir was known for his fondness of wine. The inscription, carved on the borders at both rim and foot, begins, “This is the cup of water [of life], nourisher of the soul / Of King Jahangir [son of] King Akbar.” At the bottom is the Hijri date 1021, or 1612, the seventh year of Jahangir’s reign.

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