[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Cup and lid # Cup and lid This cup and lid clearly illustrate the skill of the craftsmen who were producing fine objects within the Mughal empire from the early 17th century. Each has been expertly fashioned from a single piece of nephrite jade, which is a hard and durable material that requires patience and skill to work. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1699 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02537-is-to-02537a-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02537-is-to-02537a-is) · Pramāṇa