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Preparatory Equestrian Portrait of Bahadur Shah with an Attendant
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The mounted figure is Bahadur Shah I, the seventh Mughal emperor (r. 1707-1712). He bears a halo, which denotes his divine-like status, and a thick, dark beard. He wears a turban, a robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka). Tucked into his sash is a dagger. He carries in his right hand a spear while his left clutches onto the reigns of his horse. Attached to the saddle is a quiver filled with arrows. Standing beside the horse is a bearded attendant wielding a large bat-like mace in his right hand, while holding onto the horse trappings with his left.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Title: Preparatory Equestrian Portrait of Bahadur Shah with an Attendant
Description:
The mounted figure is Bahadur Shah I, the seventh Mughal emperor (r.
1707-1712).
He bears a halo, which denotes his divine-like status, and a thick, dark beard.
He wears a turban, a robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka).
Tucked into his sash is a dagger.
He carries in his right hand a spear while his left clutches onto the reigns of his horse.
Attached to the saddle is a quiver filled with arrows.
Standing beside the horse is a bearded attendant wielding a large bat-like mace in his right hand, while holding onto the horse trappings with his left.
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