Director's foreword -- Preface / Susan Stronge -- Introduction / Rajeev Kinra -- The reign of Akbar (r. 1556-1605) Tje reign of Akbar: the creation of a new art / Susan Stronge -- The bronze and ...

"It's hard not to be dazzled" by the V&A's new show, said Alastair Sooke in The Daily Telegraph. "The Great Mughals" is packed with "glittering objects" and "sumptuous artefacts", all "skilfully ...

The Giant Zumurrud Shah flees with his army by flying away on urns sent by sorcerers, Folio from the Hamza-Nama c. 1562-1577 - MAK/Georg Mayer Emeralds the size of eyeballs. Gold daggers set with ...

A jewelled quest / Amin Jaffer -- Jewels and royalty: the road of splendour between India and Europe / Gian Carlo Calza -- The Mughal treasury: dynastic gems and jewels -- Emeralds -- Objects of jade ...

What explains the art market? How can we make sense of rich and powerful people spending so much surplus cash on small, portable things endowed with intangible values that even art critics struggle to ...

Diwali, rooted in Hindu mythology and marking Rama’s return to Ayodhya, shares similarities with ancient global harvest and ...

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National security advisor Ajit Doval highlighted the insecurity of the Great Mughals, noting their reliance on astrology for decision-making in war and peace. , India News, Times Now ...

11.2 x 7.2 cm. (4.4 x 2.8 in.) ...