▁dated ▁ 1 0 6 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁calendar , ▁and ▁reg nal ▁year ▁ 3 1 , ▁which ▁convert ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 7 ▁CE . ▁The ▁place ▁of ▁production ▁was ▁India . ▁The ▁length ▁is ▁ 1 8 . 7 ▁cm ▁and ▁width ▁ 1 4 ▁cm . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Charles ▁Set on ▁Gut hr ie , ▁most ▁probably ▁after ▁the ▁Indian ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁R . ▁M . ▁W . ▁Walker , ▁on ▁whose ▁death ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁Christ ie ▁& ▁Co ▁( 1 2 / 7 / 1 9 4 5 , ▁lot ▁ 1 4 6 ) ▁and ▁passed ▁from ▁the ▁purch as ers , ▁Mess rs ▁Sp ink , ▁to ▁Queen ▁Maria ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁It ▁again ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Sp ink , ▁who ▁then ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Mr ▁Laz arus , ▁who ▁discovered ▁the ▁ins cription ▁and ▁sold ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁vend ors . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Sw allow , ▁Deb or ah ▁and ▁John ▁Guy ▁ed s . ▁Arts ▁of ▁India : ▁ 1 5 5 0 - 1 9 0 0 . ▁Text ▁by ▁Ros em ary ▁Cr ill , ▁John ▁Guy , ▁Ver onica ▁Mur phy , ▁Susan ▁Str on ge ▁and