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- [Malik-e-Maidan Cannon, Bijapur, India]
Date1870s
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 7 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (20 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (20 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (20 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Del and Sharon Zogg and various donors
Object number2018.5
Not on view
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The Malik-e-Maidan—an intricately carved 16th-century cannon—is
considered one of the largest medieval guns ever made. Measuring 14 feet long and
weighing 55 tons, the cannon wreaked havoc at the Battle of Talikota in 1565 and
is now located in Bijapur Fort. Beyond its size, its distinctive feature is the
carving at the mouth of the muzzle that represents a lion devouring an elephant
between its long fangs.
Provenance[Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"India Through the Camera's Eye," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 7–August 12, 2018.
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