possibly 16th century, depicting Akbar the Great and his wife, pigment on ivory or celluloid with gilt highlights, each 1-1/2 x 1-1/4 in.; set in carved wood frames, 4-1/2 x 2-7/8 in.

Note: Inscribed accession numbers "75.5.38" and "75.5.39" (accessioned 1975)

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Provenance: Charles M. Blackmon Collection, South Carolina; Property from a Southern Institution

not examined out of frames, some mildew under frames; frames with light wear and abrasions