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The blend of religions and art forms in India during the Mughal period is evident in this large silver-over-wood shrine from Gujarat in western India. The domed top is derived from Islamic architecture in India, but the brackets and much of the decorative detail come from Hindu architecture and sculpture. The elephants, with men riding them, are symbols of regal power in many parts of India. By the early 19th century, when this piece was made, such a shrine could have been either Hindu or Jain in origin. It would have held a holy figure, now missing.
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"Shrine," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection, ed. Bonnie Pitman (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2012), 107.
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The blend of religions and art forms in India during the Mughal period is evident in this large silver-over-wood shrine from Gujarat in western India. The domed top is derived from Islamic architecture in India, but the brackets and much of the decorative detail come from Hindu architecture and sculpture. The elephants, with men riding them, are symbols of regal power in many parts of India. By the early 19th century, when this piece was made, such a shrine could have been either Hindu or Jain in origin. It would have held a holy figure, now missing.
Adapted from
"Shrine," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection, ed. Bonnie Pitman (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2012), 107.
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