Carved Marble Archway and Water Fountain with Floral Motifs
Date1935-1938
MediumMarble
DimensionsOverall: 96 x 48 1/8 in. (243.8 x 122.2cm)
ClassificationsStonework
Credit LineCourtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Object number41.50.2
DescriptionThis lotus-shaped, marble basin is ensconced within a niche over the sunken bathtub in the bathroom of the Mughal Gallery. Lotus blossoms line the underside of the curved arch. The spandrels of the niche are decorated with eight-petalled flowers.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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c. 1800-1850
17th - 18th century
17th century
16th - 17th century
18th-19th century
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