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# Primer

This exceptionally well-crafted primer was probably made in the imperial Mughal workshops in the second half of the 17th century. Its body is fashioned from a single piece of nephrite jade, a hard and durable material that requires patience and skill to work.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1645–1700 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02547-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.02547-is) · Pramāṇa
