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Aquamanile (water vessel) in the Form of a Lion
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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz
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Courtier Raja Anup Rai Intercepting a Lion Attack, with Mughal Emperor Jahangir and Prince Khurram, drawing (verso); Calligraphy (recto)
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Cylindrical tripod vessel (lian) with conical lid
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Patera (shallow bowl) Handle in the Form of a Lion
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