ZAMAN SHAH DURRANI ENTHRONED

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Description

ZAMAN SHAH DURRANI ENTHRONED
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
image: 6 7/8 by 4 5/8 in. (17.5 by11.7 cm)
folio: 13 1/8 by 9 3/8 in. (33.3 by 23.8 cm) unframed

Catalogue Note

The nimbate Zaman Shah Durrani (1770-1844) ruler of Afghanistan, ca. 1793 -1800, wearing an orange waistcoat, seated on a gold jeweled throne under a gold parasol. He wears three aigrettes in his turban. His two princes attend left and right. A third young attendant waves a white silk fabric as symbol of royal authority.

Refer to a portrait of the ruler in Durbar dated 1214 AH (1799 CE) in the collection of the British Museum (accession no. 1989.0819.0.1).