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# Painting

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the Mughal emperor, probably Alamgir II has a halo behind his face and although he is seated under a canopy, a parasol is held above his head. Standing behind the emperor are servants and one holds a morchhal (peacock-feather fly-whisk).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1750–1764 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-54-1965](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-54-1965) · Pramāṇa
