1953.46: Mughal Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb) Seated on a Throne
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1953.46
- Title
- Mughal Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb) Seated on a Throne
- Classification
- Albums
- Work Type
- album folio
- Date
- c. 1830
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Northern India
- Period
- Mughal period
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216553
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 32 x 24.5 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- 1953.46
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Sitting on a gold, jewel-encrusted throne is the aged Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707). He has a white mustache and a thick, full, white beard. He wears a white turban with a gold band and plume, a green overcoat, a long white robe (jama), and strands of large pearls. He sits against pink and green cushions with his legs folded under him. He holds up, in his left hand, a sheet of paper with a black inscription, while his right hand holds onto rosary. His throne, topped with an umbrella (chhatri), stands on an enclosed terrace. Above the depiction is written, “Alum Geer”. The inscription refers to Alamgir, which was Aurangzeb’s regnal title, meaning “He who seizes the universe”.
Verification Level
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