id:			170791
accession number:	2013.298
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.298
updated:		2025-05-08 11:22:05.177000

A royal ram with a gold chain, c. 1585; border added probably 1700s. India, Mughal. Gum tempera and gold on paper; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.298

title:				A royal ram with a gold chain
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creation date:			c. 1585; border added probably 1700s
creation date earliest:		1580
creation date latest:		1590
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Mughal
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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	inscription:	Urdu inscription at top, in nasta‘liq script:
sheep;

Hindi inscription under left corner of painting, in devanagari script:
Shri 6;

Hindi inscription below painting, in devanagari script:
2, sheep;

Hindi inscription, bottom center, in devanagari script:
674
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); January 5, 2015 - April 27, 2015.', 'opening_date': '2015-01-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 12, p. 193.', 'opening_date': '2016-07-31T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Ram</em>, c. 1600–1615. Formerly attributed to Mansur (Indian, active about 1590–1625). Indian, Mughal. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; 13.2 x 15.8 cm (5 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection 17.3104.
	page number: 	Comparable Material.
	url:		https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148536/

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