Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)
illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658
Gum tempera and gold on paper
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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