Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the age of the Mughals
and
Struck on Gold, Money of the Muhgal Emperors
both until 2nd September

'Jewelled Arts of India in the age of the Mughals' has 300 pieces of stunning Indian jewellery dating from the time of the Great Mughals, who ruled India from the mid-16th to the early 18th century.

The exhibition features extravagant jewellery, such as earrings, pendants, rings and bracelets as well as daggers with jewel-encrusted scabbards and hilts, jewelled boxes, cups and gaming pieces. A central piece is the famous Ruby Dagger with a gold scabbard and a hilt studded with more than 2,000 gems.

'Struck on Gold' shows the coins that the The Mughal emperors struck. They are startlingly beautiful, with elegant Arabic inscriptions and verses of Persian poetry. Unusually for Islamic coins, they include portraits of Emperors as well as signs of the Zodiac. There are also enormous coins which were intended for presentation.

The exhibition uses the coins to examine the origin of the great Mughal leaders, the spread of their empire and the different currency and dating systems that were used.

Jewelled Arts of India in the age of the Mughals is in the West Wing Exhibition Gallery, Room 28 Admission costs £6, concessions £3

Struck on Gold is in Room 69a Admission is free

The Museum is open from 10.00am to 5.30pm from Saturday to Wednesday and 10.00am to 8.30pm on Thursday and Friday.