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Shah Abbas Receiving Khan Alam in 1618
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The painting depicts Safavid Persian ruler Shah Abbas I (r. 1588-1629) receiving Mughal Ambassador Khan Alam. Shah Abbas’s head is surrounded by a large green halo with emanating golden rays, which denotes his divinely-sanctioned rule and god-on-earth status. A young attendant behind the Safavid ruler holds out a white scarf, a symbol representing Shah Abbas’s royal status. The ruler hands fruit to Khan Alam, who sits on the grass in front of Shah Abbas I.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Nina Bourne
Title: Shah Abbas Receiving Khan Alam in 1618
Description:
The painting depicts Safavid Persian ruler Shah Abbas I (r.
1588-1629) receiving Mughal Ambassador Khan Alam.
Shah Abbas’s head is surrounded by a large green halo with emanating golden rays, which denotes his divinely-sanctioned rule and god-on-earth status.
A young attendant behind the Safavid ruler holds out a white scarf, a symbol representing Shah Abbas’s royal status.
The ruler hands fruit to Khan Alam, who sits on the grass in front of Shah Abbas I.
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