[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) › Beaker and cover # Beaker and cover This silver beaker is unique in form, and was almost certainly a courtly object made during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r.1628–1658). The Mughal silversmith has taken the shape from a European beaker, altering it slightly and giving it a cover of Indian form. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1625–1675 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-31-a-1961](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-31-a-1961) · Pramāṇa