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# Ivory furniture set given by Louis XVI to Tipu Sultan at the Salar Jung Museum
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-krupneishem-muzee-iskusstv-indii-salar-dzhung-vystavlen-garnitur-iz-slonovoi-kosti-podarennyi-liudovikom-xvi-praviteliu-indiiskogo-gosudarstva-maisur-tipu-sultanu/
- Published: 2017-08-08T11:37:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:55:34.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, The East, Art, Monarchies, Museums, Humour

An ivory suite presented by Louis XVI to Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Indian state of Mysore, is on display in the Salar Jung Museum, India's largest art museum. A question: why carry sand to the beach?