Deccan Collection

Fight with Ghatotkacha, Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight with Ghatotkacha, Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Raksh Saves Rustam from a Lioness, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1500. Creator: Unknown
Raksh Saves Rustam from a Lioness, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1500

Franciscan Monk, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Franciscan Monk, 18th century

Portrait of an Aged Courtier, c. 1680. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of an Aged Courtier, c. 1680

Buckle with Incised Petal Pattern, 17th / 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Buckle with Incised Petal Pattern, 17th/18th century

Dagger with Tiger-Head Pommel, , 17th / 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Dagger with Tiger-Head Pommel, , 17th/18th century

Ewer with Engraved Fish Scale Pattern, Inscribed in Persian with the name " Khairullah", Early 18th century

Fitted Chest with Floral and Grape-Leaf Motifs, 18th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Fitted Chest with Floral and Grape-Leaf Motifs, 18th/19th century

Globular Huqqa Base with Floral Design, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Globular Huqqa Base with Floral Design, 19th century

Ceremonial Standard ( Alam), 17th / 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Standard ( Alam), 17th/18th century

Krishnas Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda, late 17th century

Woman Grasping Tree Branch, 18th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Woman Grasping Tree Branch, 18th/19th century

Portrait of Prince Azam Shah, late 17th / early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Prince Azam Shah, late 17th/early 18th century

Carved Panel with Mythical Birds, Late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Carved Panel with Mythical Birds, Late 16th century

Walking Elephant with Floral Caparison, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Walking Elephant with Floral Caparison, 17th century

Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934-1020), c. 1610. This page of text from the jewel-like copy of the Shah-nama made in the southern Indian city of Bijapur

Radha and Krishna Embracing, Leaf from a Gita Govinda, c. 1650. Creator: Unknown
Radha and Krishna Embracing, Leaf from a Gita Govinda, c. 1650

Gujari Ragini (Krishna with Gopis Playing the Flute), from a Ragamala Series"
Gujari Ragini (Krishna with Gopis Playing the Flute), from a " Ragamala Series", mid 1700s

Group Portrait of Rajas Surrounded by the Courtly Retinue, c. 1700-20. Creator: Unknown
Group Portrait of Rajas Surrounded by the Courtly Retinue, c. 1700-20. This large and rare painting represents a southern Indian genre of portraiture influenced by works from the imperial Mughal

From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 36 from the Kitab-i Nauras of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II, 1618

A Rajput Warrior with Camel, Possibly Maru Ragini from a Ragamala, 1650-80. Creator: Unknown
A Rajput Warrior with Camel, Possibly Maru Ragini from a Ragamala, 1650-80

A princess with attendants on a terrace, c. 1720-1730. Creator: Unknown
A princess with attendants on a terrace, c. 1720-1730

A marbled picture of Rustam catching Rakhsh, c. 1650. Creator: Shafi (Indian, active about 1650)
A marbled picture of Rustam catching Rakhsh, c. 1650. This scene depicts the young hero Rustam catching a foal, Rakhsh (meaning " light" )

A prince riding a composite elephant, c. 1590. Creator: Unknown
A prince riding a composite elephant, c. 1590. A prince sits cross-legged in a covered howdah seat secured to the back of a royal elephant with golden rings on its tusks

Bijan killing the wild boars of Irman, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), c. 1610

Bed cover with floral medallion pattern, late 1600s to early 1700s. Creator: Unknown
Bed cover with floral medallion pattern, late 1600s to early 1700s. The quilted cotton ground of this beautiful floor cover is embroidered with shimmering gilt-metal thread that enriches the central

From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences)... 1618
From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r)

Calligraphy, c. 1640-1660. Creator: Unknown
Calligraphy, c. 1640-1660. The text of the poem praises the season of spring, with mystical undertones. The Persian verses are written from right to left in the cursive form of Arabic script known as

A European Couple, c. 1610-1627. Creator: Ali Riza, the Bodleian Painter (Indian), attributed to
A European Couple, c. 1610-1627. This painting of a European couple seems to be based on close observation and a desire to record the appearance of foreigners

A dancing dervish and three musicians…(Persian, 1555-1591), 1637. Creator: Unknown
A dancing dervish and three musicians, from a Divan (Collected Poems) of Urfi (Persian, 1555-1591), 1637

An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640-1660. Creator: Unknown
An African Lyre Player (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640-1660

An African Lyre Player, c. 1640-1660. Creator: Unknown
An African Lyre Player, c. 1640-1660. The anonymity of the subject of this painting obscures whether this is a portrait of a historical person, or a generic depiction of a musician

The Fortress of Dowlatabad in the Deccan Plateau, India, c1860. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in the town of Meerut and soon erupted into other mutinies

Dowlatabad, India, 1847. The detached and precipitous rock on which Daulatabad stands. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Artist: A Portier
Caucasian Race, Hindus, 1800-1900. Hindus can be referred to as the successors of Vedic Aryans and other tribes of India. Most of the Hindus today live in India

Bronze statuette of the god Hanuman, 11th century
Bronze statuette of the monkey god Hanuman, from the Deccan in Inida, 11th century

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