Wine cup of Shah Jahan

The cup is inscribed with his title, "Second Lord of the Conjunction", following the conventions of royal titulature in the Persian-speaking world.

It specifically alludes to Timur, the central Asian ruler from whom the Mughals were descended.

The cup is dated 1067 of the Islamic calendar and regnal year 31, which converts to 1657 CE.

It was acquired in the 19th century by Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie, most probably after the Indian rebellion of 1857.

It was formerly in the possession of R. M. W. Walker, on whose death it was sold by Christie & Co (12/7/1945, lot 146) and passed from the purchasers, Messrs Spink, to Queen Maria of Yugoslavia.