The Deccani painting Composite Horse, of the early seventeenth century, comes from which centre?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Golconda
Option (1) Bijapur — Incorrect. Bijapur is the centre of the Nujum al-Ulum and the Yogini, not of this painting.
Option (2) Golconda — Correct. Composite Horse, a galloping horse formed of intertwined human figures, is a painting from Golconda of the early seventeenth century.
Option (3) Hyderabad — Incorrect. Hyderabad is named in the chapter as the later State of Hyderabad under the Nizam; this painting is from Golconda, of the early seventeenth century.
Option (4) Ahmadnagar — Incorrect. Ahmadnagar has the earliest Deccani paintings, in a volume of poems on the reign of Hussain Nizam Shah I.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Composite Horse The painting is a curious mix of many artistic devices, which culminate as Composite Horse. The painting includes human figures intertwined in a manner that emerges as an extraordinary form of a galloping horse superimposed on a decorated background. Flying cranes and lions, Chinese clouds and plants with large leaves enhance the surreal element of this painting from Golconda, which is of early seventeenth century.”
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