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Ajanta caves, India

This exhibition of some sixty jeweled objects from the private collection formed by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Thani provides a glimpse into the evolving styles of the jeweled arts in India from the Mughal period until the present day, with emphasis on later exchanges with the West.

Two Goa Stones: MMA nos. 2004.244a-d and 1980.228.1; .2a, b; .3)Goa stones are talismanic objects named for the location where they are believed to have been manufactured by Jesuits in the late seventeenth century

A Mughal-era manuscript filled with Indian miniatures discovered locked up in a cupboard inside a rural England castle is now up for sale at Sotheby's upcoming auction in London.

Kuldhara story is one of the weirdest and inspiring stories I’ve ever heard. About 15 Km. west of Jaisalmer a city in western Rajasthan lie...

The Getty Images Gallery marks the 70th anniversary of India’s independence from Britain this week with an exhibition of the nation’s earliest photography

The mango is a common motif in Indian jewellery (see Aitken, 2004, p, 130 for an example.) It is associated with fertility and femininity with its suggestive curvaceousness. Usually the mango form serves as a bead or as a small scent or vermilion container. But this is the only example we are aware of in … Read more

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