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The Mughal emperor Babur, visiting Guru Nanak in prison, witnesses the miraculous self-turning millstone, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories)
The Mughal emperor Babur, visiting Guru Nanak in prison, witnesses the miraculous self-turning millstone, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories)

The Mughal emperor Babur, visiting Guru Nanak in prison, witnesses the miraculous self-turning millstone, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories)

Place of Originprobably Murshidabad, West Bengal state, India
Date1750-1800
CultureSikh
MaterialsOpaque watercolors on paper
DimensionsH. 8 in x W. 6 5/8 in, H. 20.3 cm x W. 16.8 cm
Credit LineGift of the Kapany Collection
Object number1998.58.39
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsBooks And Manuscripts
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Subject
  • Guru Nanak
  • Janam Sakhi