The exhibition showcasing artefacts collected from India's Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad will be exhibited until February 10 and is being seen as a unique collaboration divided into three main sections – Official life at the Palace, Private Palace and Faith and Devotion.
According to Sharjah Museum, the exhibition is showcasing a selection of masterpieces that have never been exhibited before, many of them of foremost historical and art-historical value.
The luxury, refined lifestyle at Indian courts is highlighted by elegant ceramics, glass, textiles and metalwork items, in particular the famous Bidri ware, inlaid with silver.
Religious and poetic manuscripts mark the outstanding cultural and artistic achievements at Indian courts, the museum said.
Scientific endeavours are represented by a rare copy of an 11th/17th-century medical work associated with one of the famous early rulers of the Islamic Deccan, Qutb Shah.
A magnificent decree by Tipu Sultan, the famous ruler of Mysore evokes the important diplomatic links between Hyderabad and other Indian states.
Also on display are miniature paintings of Mughal emperors, Hyderabadi court officials and ladies of the court providing context for the objects and giving a glimpse of the individual personalities at court.