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Creator

Bichitr

Title

Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)

Collection

Indian Art

Creation date

illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658

Culture

India, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan

Technique

Gum tempera and gold on paper

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