Title:
Shah Jahan striking a lion
Creator/Contributor:
unknown, India
Date:
1680
Identifier:
1998.42.12
Format:
Drawing
ink and color wash on paper
India, Mughal, Delhi or Lahore
h 9 x w 8
Description:
As a lion mauls a man Shah Jahan raises a sword to kill the lion who has a man's head in its mouth. Another man spears the
lion, a third draws his sword, while a fourth falls back and a fifth runs away.