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Source Description
This Mughal portrait set in an oval medallion, Walters manuscript leaf W.703, dates to the late11th century AH/AD 17th and represents the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1076 AH/AD 1666). The portrait is comparable to other depictions of the ruler, including Walters W.700, which is inscribed with Shah Jahan's name, Shah Jahan Holding a Turban Ornament in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.78.6.15), and the relief portrait bust of Shah Jahan in alabaster housed in the Riksmuseum, Amsterdam (12249).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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84217
label
Portrait of Shah Jahan
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object
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Source metadata
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title
Portrait of Shah Jahan
description
This Mughal portrait set in an oval medallion, Walters manuscript leaf W.703, dates to the late11th century AH/AD 17th and represents the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1076 AH/AD 1666). The portrait is comparable to other depictions of the ruler, including Walters W.700, which is inscribed with Shah Jahan's name, Shah Jahan Holding a Turban Ornament in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.78.6.15), and the relief portrait bust of Shah Jahan in alabaster housed in the Riksmuseum, Amsterdam (12249).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal; Safavid)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
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cm
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26.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 7/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (26.5 x 16 cm); Image H: 5 7/8 x W: 3 1/8 in. (15 x 8 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty, Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
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2191
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MIS
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none
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photo
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