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Deck of playing cards from India
Title
[Deck of playing cards from India].
Publication
[India] : [1810?]
Physical Description
96 cards : color ; 51 mm
Medium
painting
Local Notes
BEIN IND1: Imperfect: 6 cards wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Suit system: elephants, rams, water buffaloes, swords, goats, deer, bulls, tridents.
Type: Dikpala Ganjifa.
Composition of deck: 96 [mir, wesir, 10-1]
Court Cards: Mirs seated on thrones; wesirs mounted; inscriptions on all cards.
Packaging: Wooden box (160 x 72 x 72 mm.) with sliding top; decoration on sides consists of the eight wesirs.
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May 12, 2020
References
Keller, W.B. Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library, IND1
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Genre/Form
Playing cards.
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