Meant to amuse, this circular playing card is from the card game ganjifa that originated in Persia and became popular in India under Mughal rule during the 16th century. The game was first popular at court, and this card is probably from a royal collection. It is leather with gold highlights, whereas cards from cheaper sets would be made of wood or palm leaf. Suits of ganjifa cards were comprised of twelve subjects, including two face cards, a minister and a king. The versos are black or another dark color, but the faces have backgrounds of various colors: black for the Lion and Sun, white for the King, red for the Lady, gold for the Soldier. The lowest value card, the Lakat, is green. The pictures on the cards demonstrate much variety and are often obscene, particularly those on the Lakat. This card shows two noblemen on horseback with dogs. The fine detail and modeling on this low value card suggest that higher ranked cards might display an even greater degree of technical skill.