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Female Figure Prostrate Before a Fire
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Under a moonlit sky, a young female figure prostrates herself in front of a fire. She supports herself on her elbows, her hands clasped in front of her. She wears a translucent shawl with gold trim that covered her entire body, a chaniya choli, which consists of a crop top and a long skirt, armlets, bracelets, and anklets. Near her is a tray with two small bowls, a plate, a lotus flower-shaped bowl, and a flask. In the background are two large architectural structures. The one on the right, with a dome chamber and tall towers, resembles a mosque. Provincial, late Mughal style.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008 ) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009 ) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Stuart Cary Welch Collection Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Title: Female Figure Prostrate Before a Fire
Description:
Under a moonlit sky, a young female figure prostrates herself in front of a fire.
She supports herself on her elbows, her hands clasped in front of her.
She wears a translucent shawl with gold trim that covered her entire body, a chaniya choli, which consists of a crop top and a long skirt, armlets, bracelets, and anklets.
Near her is a tray with two small bowls, a plate, a lotus flower-shaped bowl, and a flask.
In the background are two large architectural structures.
The one on the right, with a dome chamber and tall towers, resembles a mosque.
Provincial, late Mughal style.
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