Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad : Treasures

This book highlights the treasures of the extraordinary personal collection of the Salar Jung family . The ‘Indian Art’ section focuses on ancient sculptures of the Andhra region and representative paintings of the medieval period. ‘The Asian Art’ section includes a few exceptional pieces of ceramic and other arts from China and Japan. ‘The European Art’ segment includes various pieces of art for which the Museum is famous such as the ‘Veiled Rebecca’ and oil and water colour paintings by English, French and Dutch artists, apart from several other rare European pieces. ‘In the Palace’ has furniture and household collection of glass and ceramics from around the world. ‘The Arms Collection’ of the Museum has treasured items including weapons belonging to Mughal emperors such as Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.