Album

A Simurgh attacking a Rukh; single-page drawing on a detached album folio. Depiction of a Simurgh (a legendary phoenix-like bird) attacking a Rukh, known in India by name as Gaja-Simha (Elephant-Lion), which is carrying off elephants. The rukh is the mythical enemy of the elephant.

Kind

artefact

Date

1650–1699 CE