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Rosette Bearing the Name and Title of Emperor Aurangzeb (Recto), from the Shah Jahan Album

Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
recto: ca. 1658; verso: ca. 1630–40
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rosette Bearing the Name and Title of Emperor Aurangzeb (Recto), from the Shah Jahan Album
  • Calligrapher: Mir 'Ali Haravi (died ca. 1550)
  • Date: recto: ca. 1658; verso: ca. 1630–40
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
    W. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.121.10.40
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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