Bracelet with Mughal Miniature Portraits

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Gold bracelet with miniature portraits of three Mughal emperors and their royal wives, watercolors on ivory by Indian Mughal miniaturists in Delhi (1860-1870).

The third oval from the left is a portrait of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar (r. 1837-57, d. 1862). The fourth oval is a portrait of Arjumand Banu Begam, also known as Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58).

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

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Museum, T. W. A. (2023, September 26). Bracelet with Mughal Miniature Portraits. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17936/bracelet-with-mughal-miniature-portraits/

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Museum, The Walters Art. "Bracelet with Mughal Miniature Portraits." World History Encyclopedia, September 26, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17936/bracelet-with-mughal-miniature-portraits/.

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Museum, The Walters Art. "Bracelet with Mughal Miniature Portraits." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Sep 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17936/bracelet-with-mughal-miniature-portraits/.

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