A goblet, made out of emerald, used by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to drink wine, was on display at the Indian Museum on the occasion of International Museum Day, on Wednesday
Amit Datta/My KolkataThe wine goblet is donned with gold and encrusted with rubies around the brim, on the handles, and the base
Amit Datta/My KolkataEmperor Shah Jahan’s emerald ring on display on Wednesday. This ring was an instrument to facilitate using a bow and arrow
Amit Datta/My KolkataA visitor looks closely at the wine goblet and the ring
Amit Datta/My KolkataA ‘kapala’ or skull cap made of a human skull, copper and blue stone. The artefact was used as a bowl in religious ceremonies
Amit Datta/My KolkataA 20th-century trumpet made out of human bone and leather. The instrument, which was excavated in Ladakh, Tibet, was used for religious rituals at temples
Amit Datta/My KolkataA fifth-century terracotta stele on display at the Indian Museum
Amit Datta/My KolkataAn 18th-century bronze candlestick in the form of a ‘kinnari’
Amit Datta/My KolkataVisitors near the bronze candlestick
Amit Datta/My KolkataA visitor looks at the Harappan human figurines on display at the Indian Museum on Wednesday
Amit Datta/My KolkataVisitors at the Indian Museum on Wednesday
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