<p>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Religious and poetic manuscripts mark the outstanding cultural and artistic achievements at Indian courts, the museum said.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />A magnificent decree by Tipu Sultan, the famous ruler of Mysore evokes the important diplomatic links between Hyderabad and other Indian states.<br /><br />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. <br /></p>
<p>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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Religious and poetic manuscripts mark the outstanding cultural and artistic achievements at Indian courts, the museum said.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />A magnificent decree by Tipu Sultan, the famous ruler of Mysore evokes the important diplomatic links between Hyderabad and other Indian states.<br /><br />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. <br /></p>