recto: ca. 1658; verso: ca. 1630-40
India
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Non-illustrated album leaf
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Author of the objectMir 'Ali Haravi
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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SizeH. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm) W. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
India -
Country today
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Daterecto: ca. 1658; verso: ca. 1630-40
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Among the treasures associated with Hagop Kevorkian’s gifts to the Museum are forty-one leaves of the Mughal “Emperor’s Album,” made for Jahangir and Shah Jahan. It is one of the world’s great assemblages of Mughal calligraphy and painting, which Kevorkian acquired at auction in 1929. The rosette (shamsa) bears the name and titles of Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707), showing that it was a later addition to the album assemblage.
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