Item
Identifier:
2021_05_034
Repository
British Library
Repository Web Site
https://www.bl.uk/
Repository Identifier
6298
Date
before 1850;Estimated dates
Creator
Singh, Gobind, Guru (1666-1708)
Extent
1 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
The frontpiece of a Dasam Granth manuscript from between 1825 and 1850. The center has Gurmukhi text. Surrounding it clockwise: the top image is of the Hindu goddess Saraswati holding vina and other items with a peacock and a reverential boy standing. The second is a young adult seated on throne. The third is a warrior on a horse with some weapon in his right hand, his forehead marked with red band, carrying bow and arrows on his left shoulder. The fourth is similar to the third, but with a hunter's falcon on his right hand. The fifth shows him seated with a sword. The sixth shows him seated with a falcon on his left hand.
Language
Hindi;Persian
Rights Statement
Public domain
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Manuscripts, Hindi [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85080723];Gurus--India--Biography [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2008118502];Sikh gurus [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85122422]
