An Ambassador before Humayun — Miskin (Indian, active 1570s–c. 1604) | DiscoverArt

An Ambassador before Humayun

c. 1610

Gum tempera and gold on paper

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Humayun wore a special type of turban, his Taj-i Izzat (Crown of Power and Glory).

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