File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0894.jpg

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anonymous: A Male Comb Duck  wikidata:Q107663629 reasonator:Q107663629
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A Male Comb Duck
label QS:Len,"A Male Comb Duck"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
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The comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) had been an object of curiosity to foreigners since the time of Babur, who mentions it specifically in his memoirs. In the later 18th century officials of t ... See full description on web site.
Date circa 1790
date QS:P571,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium opaque watercolour on paper
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Company school, India
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-a-male-comb-duck-mss894/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description A Male Comb Duck
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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