[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Shah Tahmasp of Iran # Shah Tahmasp of Iran This Mughal portrait of the Iranian ruler Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524-1576) is a rare example of a work by a woman artist. The Persian inscription in black beneath the painting identifies the subject and adds that it was done by Sahifa Banu. Nothing is known of her life. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1650 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-117-1921-2](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-117-1921-2) · Pramāṇa