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

Bichitr

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold-colored artwork with a blue border. The artwork has a floral pattern around a central medallion. The medallion contains an image of a man in orange and red. The man is wearing a turban. He is surrounded by an eight-pointed starburst design in shades of blue, gold, and red. The blue border contains a gold floral pattern. The background of the artwork contains a gold floral pattern.

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632 × 900 px
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