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Marble carving existed in India since ancient times and took new forms and during the Mughal period, when naturalistic floral designs appeared across all forms of art — from jewelry to architecture. The artistic vocabulary remained a feature in Indian art long after the Mughal empire collapsed in the nineteenth century. 
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