A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s1.8
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s1.8
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by pictorial symbols of the zodiacal signs, instead of by words or numbers (ibid., Figs. 9, 10). The figure of Virgo is a Europeanized angel.¹ The great bulk, however, of Jahāngīr's coinage is perfectly orthodox in form. His five-mohur piece (ibid., Fig. 6) is an excellent example of first-class calligraphy.