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Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb). The portrait depicts a man with a white beard and mustache wearing a white robe with long sleeves and a yellow sash. The man is wearing a white turban wrapped with a yellow cloth. The man is wearing a necklace with a pendant. The man is facing right. The man's left arm is bent at the elbow with the hand extended outward, palm down. The man sits on a yellow chair with pink floral designs. The man is surrounded by a green circle with yellow rays. The portrait is surrounded by a black rectangle bordered in gold. The top of the rectangle has a red rectangle with gold designs. The top gold border has green and red floral designs. The background behind the portrait is grey with a red diamond pattern.

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569 × 900 px
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