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Emperor Shah Jahan Miniature portrait, watercolor on ivory, set all over with red garnets
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Miniature portrait, watercolor on ivory, set all over with red garnets by unidentified artist, [17--?]

Oval 4.5 cm x 3.6 cm; in silver frame 7.6 cm x 6.4 cm x 1.5 cm

Artwork 03.043


This miniature portrait by an unidentified artist depicts Emperor Shah Jahan (approximately 1592-1666), the fifth Mughal Emperor of India from 1628 to 1658. Shah Jahan erected the Taj Mahal at Agra as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The portrait is watercolor on ivory, set all over with red garnets.